To prevent SSI, prophylactic methods have been introduced as part of procedure in many types of surgery. Prophylactic strategies such as preoperative disinfection using chlorhexidine or iodine solutions with alcohol have been shown to decrease the number of skin bacteria prior to surgical incision or intravenous catheter insertion. (3-7). Creating a completely aseptic environment for the duration of surgery is however impossible, due to the inability of preoperative disinfection to completely sterilize the skin, combined with re-colonization of the patients endogenous flora from hair follicles, sebaceous glands and sweat glands.(6) (8, 9)