University of Pittsburgh at IDWeek 2026

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

University of Pittsburgh brings 19 presentations to IDWeek 2026 in Washington. Its program centres on bacteriophage therapy, including results from a national phage program and phages for cystic fibrosis, and on Candida and other yeast infections. It also maps plasmid networks that spread drug resistance inside a hospital and reports outcomes after RSV vaccination in pregnancy.

OrganizationIDWeek 2026 Attendance
Session
Thu Oct 22
10:30am–11:45am
Under Pressure: Pathogens Surviving in Hostile Territory
102 AB
with Massachusetts General Hospital
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Differential antibiotic and phage susceptibility among Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis phage therapy candidate patients
Virtual presentation
A4. Treatment of antimicrobial resistant infections
Poster
Thu Oct 22
12:15pm–1:30pm
Identification, Characterization, and Clinical Utility of Bacteriophages Against Achromobacter in People with Cystic Fibrosis
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-9
A1. Novel Agents
Talk
Thu Oct 22
2:15pm–2:30pm
Part of Outpacing the CRAB by Getting Ahead of Gram-Negative AROs
The Microbial Black Market: Plasmid Transmission Networks Drive High-Priority AMR Spread in a Tertiary-Care Hospital
201
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardshipInfection prevention and healthcare epidemiology
Talk
Thu Oct 22
3:15pm–3:27pm
Part of Late Breaking Abstracts: Epidemiology
Real-World Outcomes of a National Bacteriophage Therapy Program: Seven Years of the Pittsburgh Phage Program (P3)
206
Antimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Industry
Fri Oct 23
7:00am–8:00am
Help Protect Infants From RSV Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Their First RSV Season
Marquis Salon 12+13
with Merck
Respiratory infections and COVID-19Vaccines
Session
Fri Oct 23
10:30am–11:45am
"You Want to Put the Antibiotic WHERE?!" (Part 2) Exploring Off-Label Routes of Administration and Novel Delivery Methods for Challenging Infections
147 AB
Epi & Infection Control · with University of Cincinnati, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Northwestern University +1 more
Global and public healthHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisTransplant and immunocompromised hostsAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Talk
Fri Oct 23
10:30am–10:42am
Talk
Fri Oct 23
10:55am–11:20am
Part of You Want to Put the Antibiotic WHERE?!" (Part 2) Exploring Off-Label Routes of Administration and Novel Delivery Methods for Challenging Infections
Are Intrathecal and Intravitreous Antimicrobials Useful?
147 AB
Epi & Infection Control
Global and public healthHIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitisTransplant and immunocompromised hostsAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship
Poster
Fri Oct 23
12:15pm–1:30pm
Cannabis use and infections: Clinical features, microbiology, and outcomes
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1570
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
National Survey of Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine Dual Fellowship Training: Motivations, Barriers, and Structural Variation
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-793
E. Infectious Diseases Medical Education (scholarly work directed at enhancing infectious diseases education of trainees and/or health professionals, social determinants of health)
Talk
Sat Oct 24
10:30am–10:45am
Part of Maternal/Infant RSV Immunization
Perinatal Outcomes after Maternal RSVpreF Vaccination during Pregnancy
201
VaccinesRespiratory infections and COVID-19
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Clinical Presentation and Severity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection during Pregnancy
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-427
C4. Respiratory infections - viral
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Relative vaccine effectiveness of recombinant and standard dose influenza vaccines against influenza-related emergency department visits using a retrospective test-negative design
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1215
I1. Adult Vaccines
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Rethinking Candidemia Surveillance: Source and Severity, Not HOB/F Status, Determine Outcomes
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1386
M1. Clinical studies of fungal infections
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
When Models Diverge: Harmonizing Pneumococcal Vaccination Cost-Effectiveness Analyses to Inform PCV20 and PCV21 Use in US Adults
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1132
I1. Adult Vaccines
Poster
Sat Oct 24
12:15pm–1:30pm
Within-patient (pt) genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Candida glabrata (Cg), C. albicans (Calbs), C. auris (Caur) and C. parapsilosis (Cp) strains from positive blood cultures (BCs)
Poster Hall B-C · Poster P-1373
M1. Clinical studies of fungal infections
Session
Sat Oct 24
3:15pm–4:30pm
Innovations in Diagnosing and Managing Fungal Infections
150 AB
Adult ID · with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Case Western Reserve University +1 more
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardship
Talk
Sat Oct 24
3:40pm–4:05pm
Part of Innovations in Diagnosing and Managing Fungal Infections
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Yeast Infections
150 AB
Adult ID
Diagnostics and diagnostic stewardshipAntimicrobials, resistance and stewardship

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