Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization are the cornerstones in ensuring safety of Patients in a Hospital settings    Approximately 46.5 million surgical procedures and even more invasive medical procedures—including approximately 5 million gastrointestinal endoscopies—are performed each year. Each procedure involves contact by a medical device or surgical instrument with a patient’s sterile tissue or mucous membranes.

About 10-20% of admitted Patients acquire Nosocomial Infections in India   The word Nosocomial is derived from the Greek word Noso which refers to Disease and komeian refers to take care of. Studies shows that hospital acquired infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality (sickness/ no. of death).  What is Nosocomial infection?  Infections