Mayo Clinic at IDWeek 2026

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

Mayo Clinic brings 63 presentations to IDWeek 2026 in Washington. Its program centres on clinical microbiology and diagnostic stewardship, along with infections of prosthetic joints, spinal implants and heart devices. Distinctive threads include phage therapy against drug-resistant biofilms in orthopedic infections and an AI tool that tailors monitoring for patients on outpatient IV antibiotics.

OrganizationIDWeek 2026 Attendance
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Talk
Tue Oct 20
3:00pm–3:35pm
Part of PW11 - Clinical Diagnostics ($)
Modernizing AST: What's New in Phenotypic and Genotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
102 AB
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Tue Oct 20
4:10pm–4:50pm
Part of PW11 - Clinical Diagnostics ($)
Expert Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A
102 AB
with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, National Health Service +1 more
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Talk
Wed Oct 21
11:05am–12:30pm
Part of PW04 - Fellows' Day Workshop ($)
Careers in Transplant/Oncology ID
149 AB
with Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Transplant and immunocompromised hosts
Session
Thu Oct 22
10:30am–11:45am
A Day Combining the Stewardship Pager and Handshake Rounds​
147 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of Utah Health, Nationwide Children's Hospital, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus +2 more
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
11:15am–11:30am
Part of You Can't Handle the Poop! Defining C. difficile Risks and Prevention Strategies
Efficacy and Safety of Oral Vancomycin Prophylaxis with a Post-Antibiotic Tail Strategy for the Prevention of Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
209 ABC
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardshipInfection prevention and healthcare epidemiology
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Cefiderocol Susceptibility Profiles and Clinical Outcomes in Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-98
A4. Treatment of antimicrobial resistant infections
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Clostridium ramosum Bacteremia: An Institutional Experience
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-110
A4. Treatment of antimicrobial resistant infections
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Babesiosis in the Upper Midwest: A 20 Year Retrospective Cohort Study
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-670
D3. Parasitology
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical Features and Impact of Fungal/Mycobacterial Blood Cultures in Contemporary Practice
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-684
D4. Mycology
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical Outcomes and Diagnostic Characteristics of Whipple’s Disease: A 20-Year Retrospective Review from a Tertiary Academic Medical Center
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-613
D1. Diagnostics: Bacteriology/mycobacteriology
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical and Microbiology Characteristics of Myroides Species: A 15-year, Multicenter Experience
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-114
A4. Treatment of antimicrobial resistant infections
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Comparative In Vitro Activity of Novel Antimicrobials Against Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from Three Sites in India
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-30
A1. Novel Agents
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
DIAMONDS: An AI-Driven Risk Stratification Tool for Personalized OPAT Monitoring – Development and Real-World Evaluation
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1234
J4. Home Health/OPAT
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Diagnostic Yield and Impact of Intraoperative Mycobacterial Cultures in Pediatric Patients: A 5-Year Single-Center Retrospective Study
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-629
D1. Diagnostics: Bacteriology/mycobacteriology
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Effect of Prior Use of Antibiotics on BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia Panel Results
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-592
D1. Diagnostics: Bacteriology/mycobacteriology
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Evaluation of Long-Read 16S/ITS rRNA Next-Generation Sequencing from Sterile Sources
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-716
D5. Typing/sequencing
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Evaluation of an Inpatient Pharmacy-Led Posaconazole Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Program
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1267
J5. Quality Improvement
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Management Strategies and Clinical Outcomes of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-138
A4. Treatment of antimicrobial resistant infections
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Phage K Prevention of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation on Murine Titanium Tibial Prostheses
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-11
A1. Novel Agents
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Retrospective analysis of carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a tertiary hospital and reference laboratory, 2023-2025
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-65
A3. Resistance mechanisms
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Solid Organ Transplantation and Prior Antibiotic Use as Primary Drivers of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections at a Tertiary Care Center in Colombia: A Retrospective Case-Control Study
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1418
N10. Health Care-Associated Infections: Gram-negatives (MDR-GNR)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Species Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns of Rare Yeasts
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-710
D4. Mycology
Session
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–3:00pm
Positive, Negative or Too New to Interpret: Making Sense of Emerging Diagnostic Assays
150 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with Rochester Regional Health, Children's National Hospital, UW Medical Center +1 more
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
1:45pm–3:00pm
Treatment Conundrums - Not Always Black & White
152 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of Utah Health, University of Houston, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine +1 more
Global and public healthHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
2:10pm–2:35pm
Part of Treatment Conundrums - Not Always Black & White
Do I Really Need to Adjust That Dose for Hypoalbuminemia?
152 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
2:35pm–3:00pm
Part of Positive, Negative or Too New to Interpret: Making Sense of Emerging Diagnostic Assays
A Solution: Advanced Studies, Including Implementation Science Approaches, for Diagnostic Tests
150 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–4:30pm
From Strategy to Practice: Partnering With Clinical Microbiology for Diagnostic Stewardship Success
151 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Global and public healthHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisTransplant and immunocompromised hostsDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
3:40pm–4:05pm
Part of From Strategy to Practice: Partnering With Clinical Microbiology for Diagnostic Stewardship Success
Diagnostic Stewardship Perspectives From a Clinical Microbiologist
151 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisTransplant and immunocompromised hostsDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
4:00pm–4:15pm
Part of Implant or Invader? Device-Associated Infection Surveillance & Prevention
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in High-risk Neonates in the NICU
201
Infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology
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, Johns Hopkins University
Session
Fri Oct 23
8:00am–9:00am
The Biofilm Barrier Strategies With Phage Therapy - Bacteriophage Therapy in Orthopedics Infection and Phage Therapy in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Cystic Fibrosis
150 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Yale University
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardshipRespiratory infections and COVID-19
Talk
Fri Oct 23
8:30am–9:00am
Part of The Biofilm Barrier Strategies With Phage Therapy - Bacteriophage Therapy in Orthopedics Infection and Phage Therapy in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Cystic Fibrosis
Bacteriophage Therapy in Orthopedics Infection
150 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
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, Duke University +2 more
Talk
Fri Oct 23
11:00am–11:15am
Part of When the Cut Goes Deeper Than Skin: SSI Risks and Prevention
Antimicrobial Stewardship Efforts Directed at Improving Cefazolin Use among Patients with Penicillin Allergy Labels Decreased Surgical Site Infections and Mortality
103 AB
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardshipInfection prevention and healthcare epidemiology
Talk
Fri Oct 23
11:06am–11:18am
Part of Tele-ID & OPAT Heroes
Development of Structured Case Management and Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Review of OPAT Orders at Hospital Discharge
102 AB
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Fri Oct 23
11:18am–11:30am
Part of Fantastic Fungi & Where to Find Them
When Fungi Show Up: Clinical Relevance and Outcomes of Fungal Detections by Plasma Microbial Cell-Free DNA Sequencing
201
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Characterizing Infections from A Poorly Understood Mollicute: Mycoplasma Salivarium
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-2047
T3. Studies of the epidemiology of infections in transplant patients and patients with impaired immunity due to underlying disease or immunosuppressive drugs
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of PCR-confirmed Ehrlichiosis- tertiary center experience in the United States (2017-2025)
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1590
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
Early Implementation of an Infectious Diseases APP Fellowship: 6-Month Interim Outcomes from a 12-Month Pilot Program
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-779
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
Machine Learning-Based Bacterial Genome Wide Association Study of Persistent Staphylococcus aureus Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-201
B4. Studies of microbial factors that govern susceptibility to microbial infection and disease
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Outcomes of a Learning Needs Assessment Survey in the Development of the Extension for Community Health Outcomes Model for HIV Training in Midwestern Non-Metropolitan Areas
Virtual presentation
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
Revisiting the Phenotypes of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection in Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) Recipients Using Natural Language Processing
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-2025
T3. Studies of the epidemiology of infections in transplant patients and patients with impaired immunity due to underlying disease or immunosuppressive drugs
Talk
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–10:55am
Part of Is This Infectious? Pediatric Physician Scientists on the Case!
Chronic Villitis Pathophysiology and Its Impact on Childhood Outcomes
204 ABC
Epi & Infection Control
Session
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–11:45am
Is This Infectious? Pediatric Physician Scientists on the Case!
204 ABC
Epi & Infection Control · with UChicago Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center +1 more
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Session
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–11:45am
We Got Your Back: Managing Postoperative Spinal Implant Infections
151 AB
Transplant · with Rutgers University, University of Minnesota, Washington University in St. Louis +1 more
Talk
Sat Oct 24
11:20am–11:45am
Part of We Got Your Back: Managing Postoperative Spinal Implant Infections
Recognizing and Defining Postoperative Spine Infection: A Diagnostic Framework Integrating Clinical Criteria, Biomarkers and Advanced Imaging
151 AB
Transplant
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
A 10-Year Population-Based Evaluation of Bloodstream Infectious in Adults Receiving Hemodialysis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-531
C7. Bacteremia
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Leadless Pacemakers: A 10-Year Experience
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-529
C7. Bacteremia
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Breakthrough and Unvaccinated Varicella-Zoster Virus CNS Infections in RZV-Eligible Adults: A Retrospective Cohort (2018–2025)
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-2072
V3. Studies of treatment and prevention of viral infections
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Cardiac Troponin at Admission Identifies Three-Year Mortality after COVID-19 Hospitalization across Pandemic Eras
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-2120
Z1. COVID-19 Epidemiology and screening
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI): A Multi-site Mayo Clinic Cohort, 1999–2025
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-351
C2. Bone and joint
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical Outcomes for Uncomplicated Enterococcus faecalis Bacteremia with Intravenous versus Complete or Partial Oral Therapy
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-512
C7. Bacteremia
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Evaluation of Sonicate Fluid Culture Cutoff Points for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Diagnosis in Patients Undergoing Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-352
C2. Bone and joint
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Exploring the Clinical Significance of Antifungal Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations in Culture-Proven Primary Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Coccidioidomycosis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1369
M1. Clinical studies of fungal infections
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Facet Joint Septic Arthritis: A 26 Year Mayo Clinic Experience
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-366
C2. Bone and joint
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
First Reported Case of Coccidioides Pacemaker Lead Endocarditis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-2159
Fungal infections
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Outcomes of Clostridium Bloodstream Infections: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-498
C7. Bacteremia
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Ten-Year Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Pantoea agglomerans
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-532
C7. Bacteremia
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
The Forgotten Valve: A 10-year Retrospective Review of the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Eustachian Valve Endocarditis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-572
C8. Endocarditis
Talk
Sat Oct 24
12:25pm–12:30pm
Part of Rapid-Fire Poster Session: Rapid-Fire Cases
First Reported Case of Coccidioides Pacemaker Lead Endocarditis
RF Arena 4
Session
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–3:00pm
Beyond Antibiotics: Novel Approaches for Difficult-to-Treat Infections
147 AB
Adult ID · with University Hospital Zurich, ESCMID, Washington University in St. Louis
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–3:00pm
Hot Topics in Pulmonary Fungal Infections
152 AB
Global ID · with Massachusetts General Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Respiratory infections and COVID-19
Talk
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–2:10pm
Part of Hot Topics in Pulmonary Fungal Infections
Pneumocystis Pneumonia in the Non-HIV Patient: Updates on the Role of Steroids and Use of Prophylaxis
152 AB
Global ID
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsRespiratory infections and COVID-19

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