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Escherichia coli sequence type ST131, an antibiotic-resistant strain of E. coli, is associated with long-term care facilities and older patients, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

Nearly one-third of antimicrobial use among chronic hemodialysis patients is inappropriate, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

Complying with perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis standards may not reduce surgical site infections, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Fishers, Ind.-based Nexxt Spine will move its headquarters and manufacturing plan to Noblesville, Ind., according to the Indianapolis Business Journal.

The FDA sent Stryker a warning letter for quality concerns at the device maker's Portage, Mich., facility, according to Medscape Today.

Healthcare staff generally have a poor technical understanding of the infection Clostridium difficile, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Philadelphia-based Jefferson University Physicians, a multi-specialty physician practice, earned more than $171,000 in net incentives from CMS' Physician Quality Reporting System in 2010, according to a report in the American Journal of Medical Quality.

Brad Gilbert is a former professional tennis player with 20 career titles.

Forrest Sawyer is a television journalist and Innovation Health Care entrepreneur.

The Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., and Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Medical Group announced that orthopedic physician G. Daxton Steele, MD, has joined their team of specialty physicians.