University of Minnesota at IDWeek 2026

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

University of Minnesota brings 24 presentations to IDWeek 2026 in Washington. Its program centres on fungal infections, from antifungal prophylaxis in blood cancers to histoplasmosis and cryptococcus, and on travel medicine and diagnostic stewardship. It also covers emerging avian influenza viruses and a study of staph surgical site infection prevention.

OrganizationIDWeek 2026 Attendance
Talk
Wed Oct 21
2:45pm–3:10pm
Part of Building Equitable Research and Education Partnerships in Infectious Diseases
Principles of Equitable Research Collaborations
147 AB
Adult ID
Global and public health
Session
Thu Oct 22
8:00am–9:00am
Antifungal Prophylaxis in the Immunocompromised Host: Who, When and for How Long?
103 AB
Global ID · with UC Davis Health, University of Toronto
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
8:00am–8:20am
Part of Diagnostic Stewardship in the Outpatient Setting
Diagnostic Stewardship in Children With Gastroenteritis
151 AB
Global ID
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
8:00am–9:00am
Diagnostic Stewardship in the Outpatient Setting
151 AB
Global ID · with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsDiagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Thu Oct 22
8:30am–9:00am
Part of Antifungal Prophylaxis in the Immunocompromised Host: Who, When and for How Long?
The Role of Antifungal Prophylaxis in Hematological Malignancies
103 AB
Global ID
Transplant and immunocompromised hostsAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Session
Thu Oct 22
10:00am–10:25am
Candor, Kindness and Competence: Feedback Skills for Effective Leaders
BugHub World Stage
with Indiana University
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Dynamics of the Pediatric Nasal Microbiome Across the Course of Acute Respiratory Viral Infections
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1668
P3. Pediatric Viral studies (natural history and therapeutic)
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Staph aureus SSI Prevention (SASSI) Study
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1522
N7. Health Care-Associated Infections: Surgical Site Infections
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Strict CDC Criteria Capture a Small but High-Mortality Surveillance-Defined VAP Cohort: A 10-Year Retrospective Analysis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1499
N4. Health Care-Associated Infections: Device-Associated (CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP)
Session
Fri Oct 23
8:00am–9:00am
Updates in Travel Medicine Consultation
152 AB
Global ID · with Washington University in St. Louis, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Yale University
Vaccines
Talk
Fri Oct 23
8:30am–9:00am
Part of Updates in Travel Medicine Consultation
Travelers with Complex Itineraries
152 AB
Global ID
Session
Fri Oct 23
10:30am–11:45am
Fantastic Fungi & Where to Find Them
201
with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Mixed-methods analysis of enhanced clinical decision support for Clostridioides difficile testing stewardship
Virtual presentation
S3. Antibiotic Stewardship: Diagnostics/Diagnostic Stewardship
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Tuberculous meningitis mortality is associated with neurological disease severity and impaired cellular inflammation in cerebrospinal fluid
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1360
K. Tuberculosis and other Mycobacterial Infections
Industry
Fri Oct 23
1:15pm–2:00pm
Challenges and Innovation in Diagnosing Invasive Fungal Infections
Learning Lounge 1
with Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Zepto Life Technology
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Session
Fri Oct 23
1:45pm–3:00pm
Emerging Infections From a One Health Lens
152 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with Minnesota Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global and public health
Talk
Fri Oct 23
2:35pm–3:00pm
Part of Emerging Infections From a One Health Lens
Emerging Avian Influenza Viruses
152 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthRespiratory infections and COVID-19
Session
Fri Oct 23
3:15pm–4:30pm
Big Beasts of Clinical Mycology
BALLROOM ABC
Epi & Infection Control · with UC Davis Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Global and public healthTransplant and immunocompromised hosts
Talk
Fri Oct 23
3:15pm–3:40pm
Part of Big Beasts of Clinical Mycology
Histoplasmosis
BALLROOM ABC
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthTransplant and immunocompromised hosts
Talk
Fri Oct 23
4:05pm–4:30pm
Part of Big Beasts of Clinical Mycology
Cryptococcus: Pearls for Clinical Care Beyond the Guidelines
BALLROOM ABC
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthTransplant and immunocompromised hosts
Session
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–11:45am
We Got Your Back: Managing Postoperative Spinal Implant Infections
151 AB
Transplant · with Rutgers University, Mayo Clinic, Washington University in St. Louis +1 more
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical Impact of 16s Ribosomal RNA Polymerase Chain Reaction on the Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-361
C2. Bone and joint
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Competing Public Health Priorities in Provider Decision-Making Around Patient-Delivered Partner Therapy
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-259
C10. Sexually transmitted infections
Session
Sat Oct 24
1:45pm–3:00pm
New Frontiers in COVID-19: Updates for 2026
207 AB
COVID-19 · with University of California, San Francisco, University Health Network
Infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology

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