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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
C10AA07 ROSUCOR G Rosuvastatin (calcium) - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 487,623 L.L
M01AH05 ARCOXIA B Etoricoxib - 120mg 120mg Tablet, film coated 603,385 L.L
N05AE05 LURABIL G Lurasidone - 80mg 80mg Tablet, film coated 2,535,831 L.L
N06AX26 LYTIOX G Vortioxetine - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 1,270,379 L.L
C09CA08 VOTUM B Olmesartan medoxomil - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film coated 954,128 L.L
C10AA07 ROSUPHAR G Rosuvastatin (calcium) - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 487,623 L.L
M01AH05 ARTRIX 120 G Etoricoxib - 120mg 120mg Tablet, film coated 511,940 L.L
N05AE05 LAROZA G Lurasidone - 120mg 120mg Tablet, film coated 5,548,726 L.L
N06AX26 BRINTELLIX B Vortioxetine - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated 4,345,987 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
M01AH05 CLINTON G Etoricoxib - 120mg 120mg Tablet, film coated 362,837 L.L
N06AX26 LYTIOX G Vortioxetine - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated 2,064,142 L.L
C09CA08 OLMETEC B Olmesartan medoxomil - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 920,532 L.L
M01AH05 CONSORT G Etoricoxib - 120mg 120mg Tablet, film coated 309,084 L.L
N06AX26 BRINTELLIX B Vortioxetine - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film coated 6,927,508 L.L
C09CA08 VOTUM B Olmesartan medoxomil - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 1,032,071 L.L
C10AA07 ROSUCOR G Rosuvastatin (calcium) - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 360,918 L.L
M01AH05 COXIFLAM G Etoricoxib - 120mg 120mg Tablet, film coated 398,033 L.L
N06AX26 LYTIOX G Vortioxetine - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film coated 3,290,622 L.L
C07AA05 BEDRANOL G Propranolol HCl - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated 247,267 L.L
C09CA08 VOTUM B Olmesartan medoxomil - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 1,032,071 L.L
C10AA07 ROSUPHAR G Rosuvastatin (calcium) - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 360,918 L.L
M01AH05 ETOXA G Etoricoxib - 120mg 120mg Tablet, film coated 398,033 L.L
B03AD VITEXFER G Folic acid - 1mg, Ascorbic acid - 200mg, Iron ferrous fumarate - 100mg Tablet, film coated 791,523 L.L
C09CA08 OLMENOR G Olmesartan medoxomil - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 721,643 L.L
C10AA07 SINLIP G Rosuvastatin (calcium) - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 387,027 L.L
M01AH05 ETOXIB G Etoricoxib - 120mg 120mg Tablet, film coated 425,998 L.L
C10AA08 LIVAZO B Pitavastatin - 2mg 2mg Tablet, film coated 1,558,857 L.L
G04CB01 PROSCAR B Finasteride - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 846,621 L.L
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