How One Hospital Cleans Without Touching Nosocomial infections, also known as hospital acquired infections, are a serious and growing problem in hospitals worldwide. Not only are the number of nosocomial infections growing, but also the infections themselves are becoming increasingly more resistant to the antibiotics traditionally used to treat them. As a result, hospitals and medical facilities are searching all avenues, looking for ways to slow or minimize the spread of infection. One area that has received a considerable amount of attention is hand washing, which has long been recognized as one of the most important factors in reducing the transmission of nosocomial infections. Nevertheless, even where extensive hand-washing procedures have been implemented and followed, nosocomial in

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