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Episode 55: Procalcitonin Is Not an Adequate Tool for Antimicrobial De-Escalation in Sepsis

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Description

On today's episode, Holly Ledyard, MD, MS is joined by Ryan Maves, MD, FCCP, FCCM, FIDSA to discuss his recent article, "Procalcitonin Is Not an Adequate Tool for Antimicrobial De-Escalation in Sepsis."

The NCS Podcast is the official podcast of the Neurocritical Care Society. Our senior producer is Bonnie Rossow. Our host is Fawaz Almufti, and our production staff includes Tareq Saad Almaghrabi, Andrew Bauerschmidt, Leonid Groysman, Atul Kalanuria, Lauren Koffman, Kassi Kronfeld, Holly Ledyard, Lindsay Marchetti, Alexandra Reynolds, Lucia Rivera Lara, Jon Rosenberg, Jason Siegel, Zachary Threlkeld, Teddy Youn, and Chris Zammit. Our administrative staff includes Bonnie Rossow. Music by Mohan Kottapally.

Contributors

  • Ryan C. Maves, MD, FCCP, FCCM FIDSA

    RYAN C MAVES
    MD, FCCP, FIDSA
    COMMANDER, NAVY
    Department of Primary Appointment:

    School of Medicine
    Medicine
    Title
    Program Director, NMCSD Infectious Diseases Fellowship
    Location: Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA
    Research Interests:
    Sepsis, respiratory infections, critical care
    HIV infection, tropical medicine