Baylor College of Medicine at IDWeek 2026

Oct 21–24, 2026 Washington, DC ~12k attendees Website

Baylor College of Medicine brings 55 presentations to IDWeek 2026 in Washington. Its program focuses on children's infections and antibiotic stewardship, including antibiotic overuse in emergency departments and removing penicillin allergy labels. A distinctive thread tests sequencing of microbial DNA in blood to diagnose infections in transplant recipients and endocarditis.

OrganizationIDWeek 2026 Attendance
Session
Thu Oct 22
8:00am–9:00am
Influenza Prevention: Rethinking the Paradigm of Vaccinating Children and Pregnant Women
204 ABC
Epi & Infection Control · with Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Georgia
VaccinesRespiratory infections and COVID-19
Talk
Thu Oct 22
11:15am–11:30am
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Optimize Repeat Tracheal Aspirate Cultures in a High‑Acuity Community PICU
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1255
J5. Quality Improvement
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Bartonella Endocarditis at Texas Children’s Hospital: A Retrospective Review from 2004-2026
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1616
P1. Pediatric Bacterial studies (natural history and therapeutic)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Efficacy of Quality Improvement Measures on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing and Complications in an Urban Safety-net Hospital
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1265
J5. Quality Improvement
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Electronically Derived Prevention-Opportunity Phenotypes among Hospital-Onset Bacteremia and Fungemia in Epic Cosmos
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1461
N2. Health Care-Associated Infections: Surveillance
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
From Pathogen Detection to Significance: Clinical Impact of Plasma Microbial Cell Free DNA Testing in Care of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Presenting with Suspected Central Nervous System Infections — The mGENiSIS Registry
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-760
D6. New diagnostics (formerly L2)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Triggered by Histoplasmosis: A Comparative Pediatric and Adult Case Series
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1647
P2. Pediatric Fungal studies (natural history and therapeutic)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Intracranial Infections Due to Group A Streptococcus: Rare Infections Emerging During an Era of High Streptococcal Disease Activity
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1620
P1. Pediatric Bacterial studies (natural history and therapeutic)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Kinetics of Resolution of Thrombocytopenia during Treatment for Symptomatic Congenital Cytomegalovirus Disease
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1667
P3. Pediatric Viral studies (natural history and therapeutic)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Molecular Epidemiology of Contemporary Haemophilus influenzae Isolated from Children Through Prospective Surveillance
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1613
P1. Pediatric Bacterial studies (natural history and therapeutic)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Musculoskeletal Infections Complicating Fixation of Fractures in Children: A Reassessment of Microbiology and Management
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1614
P1. Pediatric Bacterial studies (natural history and therapeutic)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
The Burden of Cytomegalovirus Infections in Patients with Solid Tumors
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-657
D2. Virology
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
The Prevalence of Parasitic Gastroenteritis in Patients Admitted to Houston VA Medical Center: Utilization of Real-time qPCR to Increase Diagnostic Yield
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-672
D3. Parasitology
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Update on pediatric murine typhus in Houston, TX
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1617
P1. Pediatric Bacterial studies (natural history and therapeutic)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Use of mcfDNA in Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Interim Analysis from the MGENiSIS Registry
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-709
D4. Mycology
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Utility of Pediatric EQUAL Scoring of candidemia in hematological malignancies in children
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1644
P2. Pediatric Fungal studies (natural history and therapeutic)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
⁠Impact of Diagnostic Stewardship of Plasma microbial cell-free DNA testing in evaluation of Fever of Unknown Origin in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Interim analysis of The mGENiSIS Registry
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-759
D6. New diagnostics (formerly L2)
Talk
Thu Oct 22
12:35pm–12:40pm
Part of Rapid-Fire Poster Session: Pediatric Respiratory Infections
Intracranial Infections Due to Group A Streptococcus: Rare Infections Emerging During an Era of High Streptococcal Disease Activity
RF Arena 3
Session
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–3:00pm
Opportunities in Vaccine Advocacy and Communication: How to Work Together in Today's World
146 ABC
COVID-19 · with Chapman University, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, American College of Physicians +2 more
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsVaccines
Talk
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–2:10pm
Part of Uncovering Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Antibiotic Use and Infections
Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Antibiotic Guideline Concordance and Clinical Outcomes Across U.S. Hospitals
147 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–3:00pm
Uncovering Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Antibiotic Use and Infections
147 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with Northwestern University, The Joint Commission, Emory University +1 more
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
2:09pm–2:21pm
Part of Coughing Up Trouble: Improved Mycobacterial Diagnostics & Treatment
Epigenetic Trade-Off Between Immune Responsiveness and Resolution of Post-TB Inflammation
206
Respiratory infections and COVID-19
Talk
Thu Oct 22
2:45pm–3:00pm
Session
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–4:30pm
Controversies in Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment
144 ABC
Adult ID · with Rutgers University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center +1 more
Respiratory infections and COVID-19Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–3:40pm
Part of Pushing the Frontier of Antibiotic Allergy Delabeling
Little Patients, Big Problem: Addressing Penicillin Allergies Across Pediatric Care Settings
207 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–4:30pm
Pushing the Frontier of Antibiotic Allergy Delabeling
207 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of Maryland, Baltimore, Houston Methodist, University of Michigan +1 more
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
4:05pm–4:30pm
Part of Controversies in Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment
Pneumonia or Not? Navigating Diagnostic Uncertainty to Optimize Antibiotic Use
144 ABC
Adult ID
Respiratory infections and COVID-19Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Industry
Thu Oct 22
6:30pm–8:00pm
Vax to the Future: The Leading Role of ID Specialists in a Time of Vaccine Hesitancy and Misinformation
Marriott Marquis: Independence ABCD
with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, George Mason University, Decera Clinical
Vaccines
Session
Fri Oct 23
10:30am–11:45am
ESPID/PIDS Joint-Sponsored Symposium: Neonatal Sepsis Without Borders - Novel Insights From Experts Across the Ocean
151 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of Michigan, Saban Children's Hospital
Global and public health
Session
Fri Oct 23
10:30am–11:45am
What's New in Respiratory Viruses?
207 AB
Adult ID · with University of Rochester, Emory University, University of Maryland, Baltimore +1 more
Respiratory infections and COVID-19
Talk
Fri Oct 23
11:06am–11:18am
Part of Fantastic Fungi & Where to Find Them
Clinical, Geospatial and Socioeconomic Attributes of Pediatric Histoplasmosis in a Region of Emerging Endemicity
201
Global and public health
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Emergency Department Urine Culture Stewardship and Downstream Outcomes: A Covariate-Adjusted Biweekly Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1891
S3. Antibiotic Stewardship: Diagnostics/Diagnostic Stewardship
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Implementation of a Patient Educational Flyer to Improve At-Home Wound Dressing Compliance in the Ben Taub Osteomyelitis Wound Clinic
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1846
S2. Antimicrobial Stewardship outcomes assessment (clinical and economic)
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
National Stewardship Milestones and 30-Day Outcomes After Emergency Department Discharge for Never-Antibiotic-Appropriate Respiratory Infections Among Older Adults
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1829
S2. Antimicrobial Stewardship outcomes assessment (clinical and economic)
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Predictors of Microbiologic Clearance in Veterans with Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1364
K. Tuberculosis and other Mycobacterial Infections
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
State Antimicrobial Stewardship Mandates and Antibiotic Overuse in U.S. Emergency Departments Among Older Adults, 2012-2025
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1955
S6. Antibiotic Stewardship: Trends in Antimicrobial Prescribing
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
The Use of Chronic Antimicrobial Suppression in Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device Driveline Infections: Clinical Outcomes and Risk of Recurrence
Virtual presentation
S2. Antimicrobial Stewardship outcomes assessment (clinical and economic)
Session
Fri Oct 23
1:45pm–3:00pm
Next-Generation Sequencing in Infectious Diseases Clinical Care - What Does the Evidence Show?
144 ABC
Epi & Infection Control · with University of Michigan, Cleveland Clinic, University of California, San Francisco +1 more
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Session
Fri Oct 23
1:45pm–3:00pm
The Future of Vaccines in the Current World
145 AB
Adult ID · with National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena, Eli Lilly +1 more
Vaccines
Talk
Fri Oct 23
2:15pm–2:30pm
Part of Guardians of the Formulary: Targeted Stewie Interventions
Antibiotic Overuse for Never-Antibiotic-Appropriate Acute Respiratory Tract Infections Among Older Adults Presenting to U.S. Emergency Departments, 2013-2025: Interrupted Time-Series Evaluation of National Stewardship Policies
201
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardshipRespiratory infections and COVID-19
Talk
Fri Oct 23
2:35pm–3:00pm
Part of Next-Generation Sequencing in Infectious Diseases Clinical Care - What Does the Evidence Show?
Applications of NGS in Cardiac Device-Related Infections
144 ABC
Epi & Infection Control
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Talk
Fri Oct 23
2:45pm–3:00pm
Session
Fri Oct 23
3:15pm–4:30pm
Emerging and Reemerging Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Special Populations
144 ABC
HIV-STD-TB · with National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, Gates Foundation, Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Vaccines
Session
Sat Oct 24
7:30am–9:00am
Women in ID Breakfast
145 AB
with University of Louisville, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, New York State Department of Health +4 more
Session
Sat Oct 24
8:00am–9:00am
Back to Reality: Will My ID Recommendations Work at Discharge?
143 ABC
Adult ID · with Virginia Commonwealth University, University of California, San Francisco, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Sat Oct 24
8:00am–8:30am
Part of Back to Reality: Will My ID Recommendations Work at Discharge?
Interventions to Support Successful Transitions of Care in Complex Pediatric Infectious Diseases Patients
143 ABC
Adult ID
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–11:45am
Enteric Vaccines: Celebrating the Past and Planning the Future
BALLROOM ABC
Epi & Infection Control · with Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia +1 more
Global and public healthVaccines
Talk
Sat Oct 24
10:55am–11:20am
Part of Enteric Vaccines: Celebrating the Past and Planning the Future
Which Is the Next Enteric Vaccine-Preventable Disease?
BALLROOM ABC
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthVaccines
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
CNS Infections in Pediatric HSCT Recipients: Incidence, Clinical Presentation, Outcomes, and Risk Factors
Virtual presentation
C9. CNS Infection
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Cause of increased candidemia-associated mortality since 2020: Candida speciation, antifungal resistance, or demographic trends?
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1392
M1. Clinical studies of fungal infections
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Cutaneous lesions in a neutropenic patient
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-2157
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Decoding Endocarditis: Early Insights into the Role of Plasma mcfDNA in Diagnosing Infective Endocarditis from the IMPACT Registry
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-573
C8. Endocarditis
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
From Food Safety to Urinary Antisepsis: Biofilm Killing and In Vivo Safety of Peracetic Acid
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-274
C11. UTIs
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Impact of Diagnostic Stewardship of Plasma Microbial Cell-Free DNA Testing in the Evaluation of Suspected Respiratory Tract Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Interim Analysis of the mGENiSIS Registry
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-458
C5. Respiratory infections - bacterial

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