Johns Hopkins University at IDWeek 2026

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

Johns Hopkins University brings 64 presentations to IDWeek 2026 in Washington. Its program centres on diagnostic stewardship and new biomarkers, tuberculosis and other mycobacterial lung infections, and HIV and hepatitis care for people who use drugs. Distinctive work includes late-stage results for a Lyme disease vaccine candidate and intestinal organoids used to study infectious diarrhea.

OrganizationIDWeek 2026 Attendance
Talk
Tue Oct 20
1:05pm–1:40pm
Part of PW11 - Clinical Diagnostics ($)
Rapid & Syndromic Diagnostics
102 AB
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Talk
Tue Oct 20
1:30pm–1:55pm
Part of PW02 - Best Practices in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs ($)
Diagnosis & Misdiagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections
144 ABC
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Tue Oct 20
4:10pm–4:50pm
Part of PW11 - Clinical Diagnostics ($)
Expert Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A
102 AB
with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, National Health Service, University of California, San Francisco +1 more
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Talk
Wed Oct 21
8:00am–9:55am
Part of PW04 - Fellows' Day Workshop ($)
Fellows' Day Case Presentations
147 AB
with Emory University, Mass General Brigham, University of Washington +1 more
Talk
Wed Oct 21
8:20am–8:35am
Part of PW03 - Diagnostic Stewardship 2.0 Biomarkers, Advanced Diagnostics & AI ($)
Overview of Novel Biomarkers - What You Need to Know
150 AB
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Talk
Wed Oct 21
8:35am–9:20am
Part of PW03 - Diagnostic Stewardship 2.0 Biomarkers, Advanced Diagnostics & AI ($)
Are Novel Biomarkers Ready for Prime Time? Pro/Con Debate
150 AB
with McGill University
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Talk
Wed Oct 21
8:35am–9:05am
Part of PW06 - TB Workshop ($)
New Therapeutic Approaches to TB Prevention
152 AB
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardshipRespiratory infections and COVID-19
Talk
Wed Oct 21
9:20am–10:00am
Part of PW03 - Diagnostic Stewardship 2.0 Biomarkers, Advanced Diagnostics & AI ($)
Advanced Topics Panel: Fungal, Kareus, and Multiplex Diagnostics
150 AB
with MaineHealth, Weill Cornell Medicine, McGill University
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Talk
Wed Oct 21
9:55am–10:25am
Part of PW06 - TB Workshop ($)
TB Decision Support Tools
152 AB
Respiratory infections and COVID-19
Talk
Wed Oct 21
10:45am–11:30am
Part of PW03 - Diagnostic Stewardship 2.0 Biomarkers, Advanced Diagnostics & AI ($)
Consult the Experts - Ask Your Diagnostic Stewardship Questions
150 AB
with University of Utah, McGill University, MaineHealth +3 more
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Wed Oct 21
10:55am–11:55am
Part of PW06 - TB Workshop ($)
Case Study Panel
152 AB
with Texas Center for Infectious Disease, Medical University of South Carolina, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Respiratory infections and COVID-19
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, Duke University, University of Southern California +2 more
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisGlobal and public health
Talk
Wed Oct 21
1:55pm–2:20pm
Part of What's Hot in ID + HIV
Basic ID Sciences
BALLROOM ABC
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis
Talk
Wed Oct 21
2:20pm–2:45pm
Part of Building Equitable Research and Education Partnerships in Infectious Diseases
A Global South Partner’s Perspective on US Global Health Educational Programs​
147 AB
Adult ID
Global and public health
Talk
Wed Oct 21
2:30pm–2:50pm
Part of Global Elimination of Hepatitis C in 2026
Potential Game Changers: Hepatitis C Vaccine and Long-Acting Direct-Acting Antivirals
146 ABC
Epi & Infection Control
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisVaccines
Talk
Thu Oct 22
8:00am–8:30am
Part of AI in Medical Education: From Case Simulation to Clinical Decision Support
AI in Action: Using PRISM for Case-based Learning in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Education
209 ABC
Adult ID
Talk
Thu Oct 22
8:00am–8:30am
Part of Return of the MAC: Management of Pulmonary NTMs
Basics of Pulmonary NTM Management: Antibiotics, Airway Clearance and GERD??
152 AB
Adult ID
Respiratory infections and COVID-19Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
8:00am–9:00am
Return of the MAC: Management of Pulmonary NTMs
152 AB
Adult ID · with Yale University, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, National Jewish Health
Respiratory infections and COVID-19Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
9:15am–10:00am
Infectious diseases plenary lecture
BALLROOM ABC
with ID Care, Infectious Diseases Society of America
Talk
Thu Oct 22
9:15am–10:00am
Part of Infectious diseases plenary lecture
Viral Infection Challenges - and a Message of Hope
BALLROOM ABC
Session
Thu Oct 22
10:30am–11:45am
Old Foes, New Threats for Healthcare Workers - Challenges for Occupational Health in 2026
207 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Michigan, Washington University in St. Louis +1 more
Talk
Thu Oct 22
11:15am–11:30am
Part of Under Pressure: Pathogens Surviving in Hostile Territory
IgG Antibody Against Clostridioides difficile Toxin B: A Seroprevalence Reappraisal
102 AB
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
A Pilot Study of Peer-Delivered Support to Promote Care Engagement Among Patients Hospitalized with Substance Use Related Infections in Baltimore, MD
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1259
J5. Quality Improvement
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Bridging a Gap in Microbiological Testing Overuse: Perceptions and Values of Caregivers of Chronically, Critically Ill Children
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1684
P4. Pediatric Antimicrobial stewardship (inpatient/outpatient pediatric focused)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Diagnostic Stewardship of Respiratory Pathogen Panel Ordering in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Project
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1268
J5. Quality Improvement
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Infection Risk from Hospital Room Environment and Prior Room Occupants: Use of a Dashboard to Identify Targets for Environmental Cleaning Interventions
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1512
N5. Health Care-Associated Infections: Disinfection/Sterilization & Environmental Infection Prevention
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Perceived Acceptability and Utility of Point-of-Care HIV Viral Load Testing in People with HIV in an Urban Emergency Department
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-753
D6. New diagnostics (formerly L2)
Session
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–3:00pm
Coughing Up Trouble: Improved Mycobacterial Diagnostics & Treatment
206
with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Respiratory infections and COVID-19Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–3:00pm
Hepatitis B: From Prevention to Functional Cure
144 ABC
COVID-19 · with MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, NIDDK +1 more
Infection prevention and healthcare epidemiologyGlobal and public healthHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis
Talk
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–2:00pm
Part of The Heavy Hitters of Transplant ID
Rates of Infection after Liver Transplantation from Donors with HIV to Recipients with HIV
209 ABC
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis
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
2:10pm–2:35pm
Part of Uncovering Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Antibiotic Use and Infections
Cultural and Social Determinants to Promote Effective Stewardship Programs
147 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–3:27pm
Part of Vaccines: From Reorganized Approaches to Innovations
Efficacy and Safety of the LB6V Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate: Results From a Phase 3 Study in Participants ≥5 Years of Age
102 AB
Vaccines
Session
Fri Oct 23
8:00am–9:00am
Infection and Transplant Candidacy: Hard Lines or Gray Zones?
209 ABC
Transplant · with University of California, Los Angeles, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Mayo Clinic
Session
Fri Oct 23
8:00am–9:00am
Pediatric Surviving Sepsis Guidelines in 2026: What's New and Why?
204 ABC
Global ID · with University of Michigan, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia +1 more
Session
Fri Oct 23
10:30am–11:45am
Challenging Clinical Cases in Tuberculosis: How to Implement Evidence-Based Respiratory Isolation
144 ABC
Epi & Infection Control · with Yale University, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center +1 more
Respiratory infections and COVID-19
Talk
Fri Oct 23
10:55am–11:20am
Part of Challenging Clinical Cases in Tuberculosis: How to Implement Evidence-Based Respiratory Isolation
Case-Based Review of the NTCA Guidelines for Respiratory Isolation, Restrictions to Reduce Transmission of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Community Settings, and Challenging Isolation Management Decisions
144 ABC
Epi & Infection Control
Respiratory infections and COVID-19
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
A Qualitative Study Integrating HIV Self-Testing And Couples-Based PrEP Counseling Into Prenatal Care
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-983
H2. HIV: Prevention
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Assessment of Current Curricula and Practices in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Undergraduate Medical Education
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-795
E. Infectious Diseases Medical Education (scholarly work directed at enhancing infectious diseases education of trainees and/or health professionals, social determinants of health)
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Baseline Characteristics and Substance Use Among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) with Evidence of Active Use in HPTN 103/PURPOSE 4: a Phase 2 Study of Twice-Yearly Subcutaneous (SC) Lenacapavir (LEN) for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1114
H5. HIV: Complications and co-infections
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Discordant HIV Risk Perception and Competing Priorities Limit PrEP Uptake among People who Use Drugs: Implications for PrEP Implementation
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-945
H2. HIV: Prevention
Industry
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:00pm
Hepatitis B Continuum of Care: Closing Gaps in Prevention to Treatment
Learning Lounge 2
with Task Force for Global Health, GSK
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Improving Antibiotic Prescribing in Telemedicine: An Assessment of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Telemedicine Antibiotic Stewardship Intervention
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1791
S1. Antimicrobial Stewardship program development and implementation
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Low Incidence of Hepatitis B (HBV) Infection Among People Receiving Lenacapavir (LEN) or Tenofovir-Based HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in PURPOSE 1 and PURPOSE 2
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1071
H5. HIV: Complications and co-infections
Session
Fri Oct 23
1:45pm–3:00pm
Friday With the Health Care Epidemiology Pager
151 AB
Transplant · with University of Washington, Stanford University, MedStar Health +2 more
Infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology
Session
Fri Oct 23
3:15pm–4:30pm
The Second Battle - Saving the Host by Reducing Post-Infection Morbidity and Mortality
145 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of Cincinnati, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Emory University
Talk
Fri Oct 23
3:40pm–4:05pm
Part of The Second Battle - Saving the Host by Reducing Post-Infection Morbidity and Mortality
Colon Cancer: Do the Microbiota Matter?
145 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Session
Sat Oct 24
8:00am–9:00am
Strengthening Partnerships: Infection Prevention and Quality & Safety Working Together
150 AB
HIV-STD-TB · with Washington University in St. Louis, The Chartis Group, University of Pennsylvania
Infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology
Session
Sat Oct 24
9:15am–10:00am
Lectureship in the History of Medicine
BALLROOM ABC
with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, ID Care
Talk
Sat Oct 24
9:15am–10:00am
Part of Lectureship in the History of Medicine
Sankofa and Ubuntu: The Enduring Lessons of Dandelions Illuminate the Path Forward for HIV and Beyond
BALLROOM ABC
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis
Session
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–11:45am
Doomsday Preppers: Laboratory Preparedness for High-Consequence Infectious Diseases
150 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University Health Network, Yale University, Mass General Brigham +1 more
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipGlobal and public health
Session
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–11:45am
Preemptive Strikes: Treating Bacterial Vaginosis Partner and Oral Vancomycin Prophylaxis
207 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital +1 more
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Exploring individual- and neighborhood-level influences on vaccine beliefs in the Baltimore, MD area
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-318
N14. Social determinants of health
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Gut Microbiota-Mediated Modulation of Immune Responses and Protection in Volunteers Receiving Live Attenuated Oral ETEC Vaccine ACE527 followed by Virulent ETEC H10407 challenge
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1203
I4. New vaccines
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Increased Complications, Patient-Directed Discharges, and Readmissions among People who Use Drugs with Bloodstream Infections
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-516
C7. Bacteremia
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Long term trajectories of health-related quality of life among people who inject drugs and living with or at risk for HIV
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-306
H6. HIV: Social determinants of health
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Patient Attitudes Toward Self-Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Qualitative Analysis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-267
C10. Sexually transmitted infections
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Patient-Level Expected Severity Divergence Score for Enhanced Influenza Surveillance in Emergency Departments
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-414
C4. Respiratory infections - viral
Session
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–3:00pm
Hot Topics in Pulmonary Fungal Infections
152 AB
Global ID · with Massachusetts General Hospital, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mayo Clinic
Respiratory infections and COVID-19
Talk
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–2:10pm
Part of Trailblazers: Advances in Non-Animal Models of Pathogenesis
Intestinal Organoids for Understanding Pathophysiology of Infectious Diarrheal Disease
204 ABC
Adult ID
Talk
Sat Oct 24
2:35pm–3:00pm
Part of Hot Topics in Pulmonary Fungal Infections
Approach to the Treatment of Pulmonary Mold Infection 2026
152 AB
Global ID
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardshipRespiratory infections and COVID-19
Session
Sat Oct 24
3:15pm–4:30pm
Staph on the Loose! Surveillance & Transmission of S. aureus HAIs
201
with Indiana University
Infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology
Session
Sat Oct 24
3:15pm–4:30pm
The Pets We Love, the Risks We Overlook: Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Companion Animals
BALLROOM ABC
Epi & Infection Control · with AdventHealth, University of California, Davis, University of Pennsylvania +1 more
Global and public healthAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Sat Oct 24
3:39pm–3:51pm
Part of This Just In: New Models of Care for HIV Treatment & Care
Successful Implementation and Sustainment of a Substance Use Treatment Service in Outpatient HIV Care
102 AB
HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis

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