Duke University at IDWeek 2026

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

Duke University brings 35 presentations to IDWeek 2026 in Washington. Its program centres on infection prevention and stewardship, from surgical site infections and waterborne hospital pathogens to infections after transplants. Distinctive work includes trial endpoints for the fungal infection talaromycosis and the idea of a water-free intensive care unit.

OrganizationIDWeek 2026 Attendance
Duke University
Durham, NC
Session
Wed Oct 21
1:30pm–3:15pm
Global Elimination of Hepatitis C in 2026
146 ABC
Epi & Infection Control · with MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Task Force for Global Health +2 more
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisGlobal and public health
Session
Thu Oct 22
10:30am–11:45am
From Bytes to Bedside: Accelerating the PDSA Cycle Through Data Science
152 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of Maryland, Baltimore, Stanford University, University of Rochester +1 more
Talk
Thu Oct 22
10:55am–11:20am
Part of From Bytes to Bedside: Accelerating the PDSA Cycle Through Data Science
From Plan to Do: Iterating on the PDSA Cycle With Data in Hand
152 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Association of post-procedural antimicrobial prophylaxis with surgical site infection and C. difficile infection
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1537
N8. Health Care-Associated Infections: C. difficile
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
COVID-19 vaccination rates among international travelers in Global TravEpiNet, 2023 through 2025.
Virtual presentation
G. Global Health (e.g., travel medicine, tropical medicine and parasitology, endemic/epidemic diseases of resource-challenged areas, social determinants of health)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Evaluating the Impact of a Mental Health Intervention on HIV Treatment Adherence Using Tenofovir Hair Concentrations: Results from the Sauti Ya Vijana (Voice of Youth) Trial in Tanzania
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1721
P6. Pediatric HIV
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Hospital-Associated Mycobacterium abscessus with the MAB30 erm(41) Variant: Genomic Evidence of a Shared Source across Institutions
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1428
N11. Health Care-Associated Infections: Outbreaks
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
In Vitro Synergy between Amphotericin B and Ibrexafungerp against Talaromyces marneffei
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-5
A1. Novel Agents
Talk
Thu Oct 22
2:00pm–2:15pm
Part of The Heavy Hitters of Transplant ID
Surgical Site Infections in Heart Transplant Recipients in the Era of Normothermic Machine Perfusion.
209 ABC
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsInfection prevention and healthcare epidemiology
Session
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–4:30pm
Challenging Consults in Clinical Mycology
146 ABC
Transplant · with Massachusetts General Hospital, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis +1 more
Session
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–4:30pm
State-of-the-Art HIV Treatment
147 AB
HIV-STD-TB · with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Fri Oct 23
8:00am–8:30am
Part of Plumbing the Depths - The Hidden World of Waterborne Pathogens in Health Care
Exploring the Idea of a Water-Free Intensive Care Unit
201
Epi & Infection Control
Session
Fri Oct 23
8:00am–9:00am
Plumbing the Depths - The Hidden World of Waterborne Pathogens in Health Care
201
Epi & Infection Control · with University of California, Los Angeles, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Virginia
Session
Fri Oct 23
9:30am–9:55am
From Exposure to Expertise: Building the Ortho-ID Pipeline
BugHub World Stage
with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics +2 more
Talk
Fri Oct 23
10:30am–10:45am
Part of When the Cut Goes Deeper Than Skin: SSI Risks and Prevention
Small Incisions, Big Impact? Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Paradox of Rising Invasive SSI Risk
103 AB
Infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Differential Effects of Conditional Urine Culture Processing based on Urinalysis Criteria among Three Emergency Departments
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1856
S3. Antibiotic Stewardship: Diagnostics/Diagnostic Stewardship
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Evaluating the Effect of the 2023 National Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratios (SAAR) Rebaseline on SAARs Within the Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON)
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1948
S6. Antibiotic Stewardship: Trends in Antimicrobial Prescribing
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Mosquito-Borne Disease Surveillance Across the Veterans Health Administration: A Proof-of-Concept for EHR-Based Sentinel Surveillance, FY2000–FY2025
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1572
O. Public Health (Issues pertaining to preparedness for and response to outbreaks including those linked to agents of bioterror, foodborne, waterborne, vector borne, zoonotic diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases and social determinants of health)
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Timing Matters: Impact of MRSA Nares Batch vs On-Demand Results on Vancomycin Utilization
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1897
S3. Antibiotic Stewardship: Diagnostics/Diagnostic Stewardship
Talk
Fri Oct 23
12:40pm–12:45pm
Part of Rapid-Fire Poster Session: Old Foes, New Strategies
In Vitro Synergy between Amphotericin B and Ibrexafungerp against Talaromyces marneffei
RF Arena 2
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardshipRespiratory infections and COVID-19
Talk
Fri Oct 23
3:45pm–4:00pm
Part of New Frontiers in Treatment of Challenging Pathogens
Species-Specific Analyses of Enterobacterales ampC Derepression Rates Show Increasing Serratia marcescens Rates over Time at a U.S. Center
103 AB
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Sat Oct 24
8:00am–9:00am
Connecting Continents: Shared Challenges and Contrasting Customs in Peds ID
204 ABC
Epi & Infection Control · with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University, Northwestern University +1 more
Global and public health
Talk
Sat Oct 24
8:00am–8:30am
Part of Connecting Continents: Shared Challenges and Contrasting Customs in Peds ID
Pneumococcal and COVID-19 Vaccine Policies
204 ABC
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthVaccines
Session
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–11:45am
Infectious Risks in Leukemia and Hematopoietic Cell Transplant
144 ABC
Transplant · with University of California, Los Angeles, Cleveland Clinic
Talk
Sat Oct 24
11:30am–11:43am
Part of Fast, Furious and Flawless: Future of ID Testing
Intensified Screening with Blood and Urine Xpert and Mycobacterial Blood Culture Enhances Detection of Mycobacterial Infections in Advanced HIV Diseases
209 ABC
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Children in Lower-Opportunity Neighborhoods Face Higher Rates of non-susceptible Enterobacterales Infections
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-346
P8. Pediatric Social determinants of health
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Early Fungicidal Activity as a Surrogate Endpoint for Mortality in a Clinical Trial of Talaromycosis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1384
M1. Clinical studies of fungal infections
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Evaluation of Win Ratio for a Hierarchical Composite Endpoint in a Talaromycosis Trial
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1385
M1. Clinical studies of fungal infections
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Service Delivery Models, Hormone Use, and HIV Viral Suppression among Transgender Adults in South Africa: A Cross-sectional Analysis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-345
H6. HIV: Social determinants of health
Talk
Sat Oct 24
2:00pm–2:15pm
Part of Epidemiologic Insights in Pediatric ID
Is the Gut Microbiome the Link Between Antibiotic Exposures and Cytomegalovirus Viremia After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation?
103 AB
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Talk
Sat Oct 24
2:45pm–3:00pm
Part of Epidemiologic Insights in Pediatric ID
Clostridioides difficile Frequently Colonizes the Gastrointestinal Tract of Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients
103 AB
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Session
Sat Oct 24
3:15pm–4:30pm
Innovations in Diagnostic Stewardship
152 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Medical College of Wisconsin +1 more
Global and public healthTransplant and immunocompromised hostsDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Talk
Sat Oct 24
3:15pm–3:40pm
Part of Innovations in Diagnostic Stewardship
Is There an ECHO in Here? Stewardship of TTEs for Bacteremia
152 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthTransplant and immunocompromised hostsDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Session
Sat Oct 24
3:15pm–4:30pm
Safe Living After Hematopoietic Transplant and Solid Organ Transplant
147 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with Wake Forest University, Montefiore Medical Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago +1 more
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Talk
Sat Oct 24
3:40pm–4:05pm
Part of Safe Living After Hematopoietic Transplant and Solid Organ Transplant
Bites and Flights: A Practical Guide to Safe Travel After Transplant
147 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts

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