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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
N02BE01 PARACETAMOL NORMON G Paracetamol - 1000mg/100ml 10mg/ml Injectable solution 9,633,134 L.L
N02BE01 PARACETAMOL PANPHARMA G Paracetamol - 1000mg/100ml 10mg/ml Injectable solution 8,675,675 L.L
N02BE01 PARACETAMOL PANPHARMA G Paracetamol - 1000mg/100ml 10mg/ml Injectable solution 2,215,996 L.L
N02BE01 TYLENOL B Paracetamol - 100mg 100mg Suppository 190,826 L.L
N02BE51 COQUELUSEDAL PARACETAMOL G Paracetamol - 100mg, Grindelia extract - 10mg, Gelsenium extract - 5mg 100mg Suppository 575,270 L.L
N02BE01 PARACETAMOL PANPHARMA G Paracetamol - 10mg/ml 10mg/ml Injectable solution 1,959,322 L.L
N02BE01 PARAMED G Paracetamol - 10mg/ml 10mg/ml Injectable solution 814,369 L.L
N02BE01 PARACEROL G Paracetamol - 10mg/ml 10mg/ml Injectable solution 1,536,012 L.L
N02BE01 SUPOFEN G Paracetamol - 10mg/ml 10mg/ml Injectable solution 7,675,286 L.L
N02BE01 PANADOL B&I B Paracetamol - 120mg/5ml 120mg/5ml Suspension, sugar free, alcohol free 210,983 L.L
N02BE01 BBDOL-OR G Paracetamol - 120mg/5ml 120mg/5ml Syrup 188,138 L.L
N02BE01 PAINOL G Paracetamol - 120mg/5ml 120mg/5ml Elixir 85,750 L.L
N02BE01 PARACETAMOL ELIXIR G Paracetamol - 120mg/5ml 120mg/5ml Elixir 85,750 L.L
N02BE01 PARAMOL G Paracetamol - 120mg/5ml 120mg/5ml Syrup, alcohol free 85,750 L.L
N02BE01 PAROL INFANTS G Paracetamol - 120mg/5ml 120mg/5ml Syrup 281,567 L.L
N02BE01 ADOL G Paracetamol - 125mg 125mg Suppository 107,507 L.L
N02BE01 ALGIVIC INFANT G Paracetamol - 125mg 125mg Suppository 199,657 L.L
N02BE01 PARA-DENK 125 SUPPOS. G Paracetamol - 125mg 125mg Suppository 190,826 L.L
N02BE01 SULDEX 125 G Paracetamol - 125mg 125mg Suppository 110,067 L.L
N02BE01 SULDEX B G Paracetamol - 150mg 150mg Suppository 117,746 L.L
N02BE01 EFFERALGAN B Paracetamol - 1g 1g Tablet, film coated 129,009 L.L
N02BE01 PARACETAMOL ARROW G Paracetamol - 1g 1g Tablet 80,631 L.L
N02BE01 EFFERALGAN B Paracetamol - 1g 1g Tablet, effervescent 129,009 L.L
N02BE01 STOPALGIC G Paracetamol - 1g/100ml 1g/100ml Injectable solution 1,536,012 L.L
N02BE01 SOLUFLEX PARACETAMOL G Paracetamol - 1g/100ml 1g/100ml Injectable solution 211,175 L.L
N02BE01 ? PARACETAMOL G Paracetamol - 1g/100ml 1g/100ml Injectable solution 191,978 L.L
N02BE01 PARA-SOLUTIONS G Paracetamol - 1g/100ml 500mg/100ml Injectable solution 179,179 L.L
N02BE01 TYLENOL B Paracetamol - 200mg 200mg Suppository 235,172 L.L
N02BE71 PYRETHAL G Paracetamol - 200mg, Phenobarbital - 20mg Suppository 147,183 L.L
N02BE01 CHILDREN'S PANADOL 5-12 YEARS B Paracetamol - 240mg/5ml 240mg/5ml Elixir 356,118 L.L
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