Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, Antimicrobial Therapy and Selection, Infectious Diseases
Dr. Cole’s research centers on understanding and mitigating the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria between companion animals and humans, with a focus on advancing One Health approaches to infectious disease diagnosis and control. He has a particular passion of Gram-negative β-lactamases.
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, 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.
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