Stephen D Cole
Assistant Professor of Clinical Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Education:
MS (Microbiology)
College of William and Mary, 2011.
VMD (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015.
Permanent linkMS (Microbiology)
College of William and Mary, 2011.
VMD (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, Antimicrobial Therapy and Selection, Infectious DiseasesDescription of Research Expertise
My research focuses on two major approaches critical to understand and mitigate the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in companion animals.(1) To characterize the clinical and molecular epidemiology of extensively drug resistant bacteria (i.e. carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae) of dogs and cats.
(2) To establish best educational practices in antimicrobial stewardship to promote proper use of these critical drugs.
Selected Publications
Cole SD, Rankin SC.: Characterization of 2 Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales isolated from canine rectal swabs. J Vet Diagn Invest 2022.Cole SD, Perez-Bonilla D, Hallowell A, Redding LE.: Carbapenem prescribing at a veterinary teaching hospital before an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli. J Small Anim Pract Mar 2022.
Waltenburg MA, Shugart A, Loy JD, Tewari D, Zhang S, Cole SD; CRO Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Investigation Group, Walters MS, Nichols M.: A Survey of Current Activities and Technologies Used to Detect Carbapenem Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from Companion Animals at Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories-United States, 2020. J Clin Microbiol 60: e0215421, Mar 2022.
Cole SD, Harvey BK, Shea E, Bradley CW.: Amycolatopsis spp. infection with correlative histopathological findings from the paw of a cat. Vet Dermatol 2022.
Cole SD, Swiderski M, Dietrich J, McGonigle KM.: Comparison of a Chromogenic Urine Culture Plate System (UTid+) and Conventional Urine Culture for Canine and Feline Specimens. Vet Sci 9: 138, Mar 2022.
Cole SD, Nelson HCM, Jenkins BD, Poon CY, Rankin SC, Becker DE.: PennDemic Simulation Framework: An Innovative Approach to Increase Student Interest and Confidence in Disasters Preparedness/Response and Interdisciplinary Teamwork. Front Public Health 9: 682112, May 2021.
Lavigne SH, Cole SD, Daidone C, Rankin SC.: Risk Factors for the Acquisition of a blaNDM-5 Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli in a Veterinary Hospital. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 57, May 2021.
Cole SD, Elliott ER, Rankin SC.: SODAPOP: A Metacognitive Mnemonic Framework to Teach Antimicrobial Selection. J Vet Med Educ 2021.
Cole SD, Peak L, Tyson GH, Reimschuessel R, Ceric O, Rankin SC.: New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-5-Producing Escherichia coli in Companion Animals, United States. Emerg Infect Dis 2020.