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Meningitis

Generalities
Agent There are several agents causing meningitis.
1) Main Bacteria:
- Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus): Gram negative diplococci. Main invasive serotypes are A, B, C, W135, X, and Y.
- Haemophilus influenza: Gram negative cocco-bacilli. There are 6 serotypes from (a) to (f). The serotype (b) is responsible of invasive infection.
- Streptococcus pneumonia (pneumococcus): Gram positive diplococci. There are more than 90 serotypes.
- Leptospira: spirochetes, Leptospira interrogans (26 serogroups)
- Listeria monocytogenes: Gram positive, rod-shapped
- Other bacterial agents: Staphylococcus, enteric bacteria, group B streptococci, Mycobacterium tuberculosis…
2) Virus:
- Mumps
- Measles
- West Nile virus: a Flavivirus
- Enterovirus: including Coxsackieviruses A (2-4, 7, 9-10), Coxsackieviruses B (1-6), Echoviruses (2, 5-7, 9-11, 14, 18, 30), Enterovirus 71, Poliovirus (1-3)
- Herpes Simplex virus (types 1 and 2): family Herpesviridae
- Varicella-Zoster virus: Human (alpha) Herpesvirus 3 (varicella-zoster) from the group Herpesvirus
- Adenovirus: Adenovirus, several types (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7), genus Mastadenovirus, family Adenoviridae, - Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus: an Arenavirus
- Sandfly fever viruses: genus Phlebovirus, family Bunyaviridae. They include more than 60 antigenically distinct virus serotypes. Two main groups are identified: a) Sandfly fever group including the Naples serocomplex (Karimabad virus, Arabia virus, Massilia virus, Punique virus, Tehran virus, Toscana virus …) and Sicilian serocomplex; and b) Uukuniemi group
-Other virus: arboviruses…
3) Parasites: - Candida albicans, cryptococcus…
Incubation period varies with the agent
Period of transmissibility varies with the agent
Reservoir varies with the agent
Modes of transmission varies with the agent
Clinical presentation varies with the agent
Resources
Case definition MOPH circular no. 52 (2007): Meningitis
MOPH circular no. 63 (2007): Neisseria meningitidis
MOPH circular no. 54 (2007): Haemophilus influenzae b
MOPH circular no. 36 (2012): West Nile Virus
Forms - Meningitis reporting form
- Meningitis investigation form
Data - Weekly report
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ATC Name B/G Ingredients Dosage Form Price
J01DD01 CLAFOCARE G Cefotaxime (sodium) - 1g 1g Injectable powder for solution 8,031,731 L.L
L01AX03 TEGOZOL G Temozolomide - 100mg 100mg Capsule 5,012,533 L.L
M01AH05 CLINTON G Etoricoxib - 90mg 90mg Tablet, film coated 1,280,682 L.L
N02BE01 ADOL G Paracetamol - 125mg 125mg Suppository 107,507 L.L
N05AD01 HALOPERIDOL G Haloperidol - 5mg 5mg Tablet 276,448 L.L
N06AX21 DULOXA 60 G Duloxetine HCl - 60mg 60mg Capsule, delayed release 831,903 L.L
R03AL02 IPRASAL VEM G Salbutamol (sulfate) - 2.5mg/2.5ml, Ipratropium bromide (monohydrate) - 0.5mg/2.5ml Inhaltion solution with nebuliser 417,935 L.L
S01AE06 TYMER G Gatifloxacin (sesquihydrate) - 3mg/ml 3mg/ml Drops solution 427,342 L.L
A02BC05 ESOMEPRAZOLE ARROW G Esomeprazole - 20mg 20mg Capsule, gastro-resistant 366,869 L.L
A11CC05 MEGAVIT-D 50 G Vitamin D3 - 50000IU 50000IU Capsule 3,687,248 L.L
B05XA01 CHLORURE DE POTASSIUM PROAMP G Potassium chloride - 0.0746g/ml 0.0746g/ml Injectable concentrated solution 1,252,461 L.L
C05CX GINKGO BIOGARAN G Ginkgo biloba extract - 40mg 40mg Tablet, coated 345,368 L.L
C10AA07 ROSUPHAR G Rosuvastatin (calcium) - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 487,623 L.L
D10BA01 CURACNE G Isotretinoin - 20mg 20mg Capsule, soft gelatin 1,603,204 L.L
G04CA02 TALUSIN G Tamsulosin HCl - 0.4mg 0.4mg Capsule, modified release 683,440 L.L
J01DD01 STOPAREN G Cefotaxime (sodium) - 1g 1g Injectable lyophilised powder for solution+diluent 213,671 L.L
L01AX03 TEMOZOLOMIDE ACCORD G Temozolomide - 100mg 100mg Capsule, hard 5,590,385 L.L
M01AH05 CONSORT G Etoricoxib - 90mg 90mg Tablet, film coated 338,648 L.L
N02BE01 ALGIVIC INFANT G Paracetamol - 125mg 125mg Suppository 199,657 L.L
N06AX21 LOXYT 60 G Duloxetine HCl - 60mg 60mg Capsule, delayed release 831,903 L.L
S01AE07 AROX G Moxifloxacin (HCl) - 0.5% 0.5% Drops 423,310 L.L
A02BC05 ESOMEPRAZOLE BIOGARAN G Esomeprazole (magnesium dihydrate) - 20mg 20mg Capsule, gastro-resistant 493,190 L.L
A11CC05 PEDIAVIT D G Vitamin D3 - 400IU 400IU Liquid 550,975 L.L
B03AD EURO-FER CF G Folic acid - 0.5mg, Vitamin C - 200mg, Ferrous fumarate - 300mg Capsule 706,861 L.L
B05XA01 CHLORURE DE POTASSIUM RENAUDIN G Potassium chloride - 7.46g/100ml 7.46% Injectable solution 385,683 L.L
C05CX GINKGO BIOGARAN G Ginkgo biloba extract - 40mg 40mg Tablet, coated 985,037 L.L
C09CA08 OLMENOR G Olmesartan medoxomil - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film coated 667,890 L.L
C10AA07 ROXARDIO G Rosuvastatin (calcium) - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 720,525 L.L
D10BA01 CURACNE G Isotretinoin - 20mg 20mg Capsule, soft gelatin 1,603,204 L.L
G04CA02 TAMSU GENERICON RETARD G Tamsulosin - 0.4mg 0.4mg Capsule, hard, modified release 615,480 L.L
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