Hospitals in India have a high burden of infections in their intensive care units (ICU) and general wards, many of which are resistant to antibiotic treatment. Centers for Disease Control for surveillance has classified nosocomial infection sites into 13 types with 50 infection sites, which are specific based on biological and clinical criteria.
Nosocomial pathogens are transmitted person to person, through environment or contaminated water and food, infected individuals, contaminated healthcare personnel's skin or contact via shared items and surfaces. The agents that are usually involved in hospital-acquired infections include: Streptococcus , Acinetobacter spp., enterococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa , coagulase-negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus aureus , Bacillus cereus, Legionella and Enterobacteriaceae family members: Proteus mirablis , Klebsiella pneumonia , Escherichia coli ,…
