Infectious Diseases

Research

Doctors collaborate to advance the science of infectious diseases diagnosis and treatment.

Research focused on advancing patient care

Mayo Clinic's physician-scientists are engaged in research to develop new knowledge in preventing, diagnosing and treating infectious diseases. Among their many collaborators are Arizona State University, the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, the University of Notre Dame and the Belize Ministry of Health, and international colleagues who study Zika (ZEE'-kuh) virus and other vector-borne diseases.

For nearly 70 years the clinic's doctors have been at the forefront of advances in diagnosing and treating infectious diseases. The clinic initiated its subspecialty training of doctors (the fellowship program) in 1961. It's a strong program that includes specialty training on infectious diseases related to transplant, intensive care, orthopedics, cardiovascular medicine, and travel and tropical medicine.

Areas of particular research interest include:

Prosthetic joint infection
Vertebral osteomyelitis
Health care associated infections
Cytomegalovirus infection
Vaccine research
Infection following organ transplantation
Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis)
Cardiovascular infections
Clostridium infections and fecal microbiota transplantation
HIV and hepatitis

Clinical trials

Mayo Clinic researchers are involved in studies to evaluate potential treatments (clinical trials) for many infectious diseases. You may have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials. Learn more about infectious diseases clinical trials at Mayo Clinic.