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| Title |
Public health implications of contamination of Franc CFA (XAF) circulating in Buea (Cameroon) with drug resistant pathogens
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-7-16 |
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| Authors |
Jane-Francis Tatah Kihla Akoachere, Nana Gaelle, Henry Meriki Dilonga, Theresa K Nkuo-Akenji |
| Abstract |
Studies in different parts of the world have implicated money as a vehicle for transmission of pathogens. Such information which is necessary to facilitate infection control strategies is lacking in many sub-Saharan countries including Cameroon. This study analyzed the Franc de la Communauté Financiere d'Afrique (Franc CFA), the currency used in Cameroon and other countries in the Central African sub-region, as a potential vehicle for transmission of pathogenic bacteria and fungi, particularly drug-resistant strains, to generate findings which could create awareness on currency contamination and serve as a guide when formulating health policies on currency. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 66 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 65 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 9% |
| Researcher | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 18% |
| Unknown | 24 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 17% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Unknown | 29 | 44% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 September 2016.
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#1,759,511
of 22,741,406 outputs
Outputs from BMC Research Notes
#206
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#21,572
of 304,741 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Research Notes
#6
of 126 outputs
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