USING THESE MATERIALS

• It is recommended that you review the cases for each lecture either before or immediately after attending the lecture.

-- Reviewing the materials before the lecture will allow you to consider what scientific questions about the pathogens of interest are important for clinical practice. Then, when you attend the lecture, make sure that the issues addressed in the thought questions are answered. If not, either ask the the lecturer to clarify these points or research the answers on-line, in a textbook, or by direct inquiry with one of your teachers.
-- If you prefer to review the materials after the lecture, Your review should allow you to put the theoretical information that has been presented into a useful clinical context retrospectively.

• Read the thought questions at the end of each case. (N.B. the answers to these questions are not provided.)