Introduction
In an environment of limited resources and where medical practice is biased towards intervention rather than prevention, it is not surprising that basic infection control (IC) programmes are often lacking in India. Multiple factors like lack or shortage of basic requirement (e.g gloves, hand washing facility) negligible administrative support, financial constraints, overcrowding, understaffing, low levels of staff preparedness and knowledge of key factors contribute to poor IC practices. There is wide gap between knowing and doing.