Sian's main research interest is antimicrobial resistance in companion animals, with a particular focus on methicillin-resistant staphylococci and other ESKAPE pathogens of importance to both veterinary and human medicine. She has previously collaborated with multidisciplinary groups including Dr Jodi Lindsay's molecular microbiology group at St. George's Medical School, London, and Dr Jo Larner within the dermatotoxicology group at University of Hertfordshire. She has strong collaborative links with a number of veterinary microbiology groups worldwide. 

Frosini SM, Loeffler A. Treating canine pyoderma with topical antibacterial therapy. In Practice 2020; 42: 323-330.

Frosini S-M, Bond R, Rantala M, Grönthal T, Rankin SC, O’Shea K, Timofte D, Schmidt V, Lindsay J, Loeffler A. Genetic resistance determinants to fusidic acid and chlorhexidine in variably susceptible staphylococci from dogs. BMC Microbiol 2019; 19: 81.

Fountain K, Roberts L, Young V, Barbon A, Frosini S-M, Lloyd DH, Loeffler A. Diversity of staphylococcal species cultured from captive Livingstone’s fruit bats (Pteropus livingstonii) and their environment. J Zoo Wild Med 2019; 50(1): 266-269.

Frosini SM, Bond R, Loeffler A, Larner J. Opportunities for topical antimicrobial therapy: permeation of canine skin by fusidic acid. BMC Vet Res 2017; 13(1): 345.

Frosini SM, Bond R. Activity in vitro of clotrimazole against canine methicillin-resistant and susceptible Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.Antibiotics (Basel) 2017; 6(4): E29.

Clark SM, Loeffler A, Schmidt VM, Chang Y-M, Wilson A, Timofte D, Bond R. Interaction of chlorhexidine with trisEDTA or miconazole in vitro against canine meticillin-resistant and susceptible Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from two UK regions. Vet Dermatol 2016; 27(5):340-e84.

Clark SM, Loeffler A, Bond R. Susceptibility in vitro of canine methicillin-resistant and -susceptible staphylococcal isolates to fusidic acid, chlorhexidine and miconazole: opportunities for topical therapy of canine superficial pyoderma. J Antimicrob Chemoth 2015; 70(7): 2048-52.

Conference papers

Frosini SM, Gallow G, Menezes J, Belas A, Marques C, Aboim C, Pomba C, The PETRisk Consortium, Loeffler A. qPCR to detect mecA in faecal samples: a tool for assessing resistance burden amongst pets and their owners in the microbiological ‘fast age’? 30th ECCMID, April 2020

Frosini SM, Scott C, Loeffler A. Effect of phenol and formalin on mecA in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) as part of autogenous bacterin formulation. 31st ESVD-ECVD Annual Congress, September 2019

Feudi C, Menezes J, Marques C, Belas A, Perreten V, Frosini SM, Loeffler A, Weese S, Pomba C, Schwarz S. Analysis of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli from pets and their owners – faecal carriage of different CTX-M-producing E. coli in a dog and a human in Portugal. 8th Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and the Environment, July 2019

Frosini SM, Loeffler A, Bond R, McCarthy A, Lindsay JA. Horizontal gene transfer in vitro in staphylococci: Transduction of tet(M) but not fusB and fusC from MRSP into MSSP. ICOHAR April 2019

Menezes J, Perreten V, Collaud A, Belas A, Marques C, Aboim C, Vicente G, Frosini SM, Feudi C, Schwarz S, Weese S, Loeffler A, Pomba C. First report of a OXA-181 producing Escherichia coli from a dog in Portugal. 29th ECCMID, April 2019

Frosini SM, Loeffler A, O’Shea K, Schmidt V, Timofte D, Wilson A, Bond R Geographical differences in in vitro susceptibilities of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius to fusidic acid and chlorhexidine and the prevalence of associated resistance genes. 29th ESVD – ECVD Annual Congress September 2017

Clark SM, Loeffler A, Bond R, Larner, J. Penetration of fusidic acid into canine skin: an opportunity for topical treatment of canine superficial pyoderma in the era of methicillin-resistant staphylococci. 17th ISSSI August 2016

Clark SM, Loeffler A, Wilson A, Chang YM, Schmidt V, Bond R. Activity in vitro of chlorhexidine alone and in combination with miconazole or tromethamine-EDTA against canine meticillin-resistant and susceptible staphylococci. 28th ESVD – ECVD Annual Congress September 2015; p117 of proceedings

Sian teaches within the Principles of Science course for the Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Nursing courses, as well as supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate student research projects.

Sian is involved as liaison between the clinical services and the diagnostic microbiology laboratory. She has a keen interest in developing diagnostic testing and antimicrobial stewardship concepts to support good clinical use of antimicrobials and infection control.