Specialist interests

Rapid diagnostics
Antibiotic resistance
Respiratory tract infection
Infectious Diseases

Training and education

  • 2010 BMedSci, University of Nottingham
  • 2012 BMBS, University of Nottingham
  • 2016 Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK)
  • 2022 PhD, University of Southampton, The Clinical Impact of Molecular tests for Pneumonia
  • 2023 Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists

Research

  • Poole, S., Clark T.W. (2024) Randomised trials of molecular testing for pneumonia. Lancet Microbe. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2024.101039
  • Poole, S., Tanner, A.R., Naidu, V.V., et al (2022) Molecular point-of-care testing for lower respiratory tract pathogens improves safe antibiotic de-escalation in patients with pneumonia in the ICU: results of a randomised controlled trial. Journal of infection https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2022.09.003
  • Poole, S., Brendish, N.J., Tanner, A.R., Clark, T.W.; (2020) Social distancing measures in schools for SARS-CoV-2 have not prevented a resurgence of rhinovirus. Lancet Respiratory Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30502-6
  • Poole, S.*, Brendish, N.J*., Naidu, V.V. et al; (2020) Clinical impact of molecular point-of-care testing for suspected COVID-19 in hospital: A prospective, interventional, non-randomised, controlled study (COV-19POC). Lancet Respiratory Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30454-9 *joint first authors