Dear Editor-in-Chief In a study conducted by WHO in 55 hospitals situated in 14 countries of the four regions of Europe, East Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and Western Pacific, it was found that, on the average, 8.7% of hospitalized patients were afflicted with hospital-acquired infections. This study also revealed that more than 4.1 million people in the world suffer from hospital infections. The rate among ICU patients is 28%, compared with a 12% for overall hospital admissions…