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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
N07BC01 BUVIDAL B Buprenorphine - 32mg 32mg Injectable solution prolonged release 8,524,771 L.L
N07BC01 BUVIDAL B Buprenorphine - 64mg 64mg Injectable solution prolonged release 34,835,645 L.L
N07BC01 BUVIDAL B Buprenorphine - 96mg 96mg Injectable solution prolonged release 34,835,645 L.L
N07BC01 BUVIDAL B Buprenorphine - 128mg 128mg Injectable solution prolonged release 34,835,645 L.L
N07BC51 SUBOXONE G Buprenorphine HCl - 2mg, Naloxone HCl - 0.5mg Tablet, sublingual 1,473,590 L.L
N07BC51 SUBOXONE G Buprenorphine HCl - 8mg, Naloxone HCl - 2mg Tablet, sublingual 7,382,584 L.L
N07BC51 SUBOXONE G Buprenorphine HCl - 16mg, Naloxone HCl - 4mg Tablet, sublingual 14,284,125 L.L
N07CA01 BETASERC B Betahistine dihydrochloride - 16mg 16mg Tablet 1,478,552 L.L
N07CA01 BETAHISTINE ARROW G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 16mg 16mg Tablet 362,837 L.L
N07CA01 VERTINEX G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 16mg 16mg Tablet, scored 1,204,339 L.L
N07CA01 VASOSERC FORTE G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 16mg 16mg Tablet 944,529 L.L
N07CA01 ALVIGO G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 16mg 16mg Tablet, scored 1,204,339 L.L
N07CA01 VERTINEX G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 16mg 16mg Tablet 371,157 L.L
N07CA01 VASOSERC G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 8mg 8mg Tablet 1,334,884 L.L
N07CA01 BETAHISTINE ARROW GENERIQUES G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 24mg 24mg Tablet 749,864 L.L
N07CA01 VASOSERC BID G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 24mg 24mg Tablet 840,861 L.L
N07CA01 VERTINEX G Betahistine dihydrochloride - 24mg 24mg Tablet, scored 921,492 L.L
N07CA02 CINARIN G Cinnarizine - 75mg 75mg Capsule 490,183 L.L
N07CA02 CINNARIZINE G Cinnarizine - 75mg 75mg Capsule 386,515 L.L
N07CA03 ZINASEN G Flunarizine (HCl) - 10mg 10mg Tablet 599,354 L.L
N07X CEREBROLYSIN G Cerebrolysin - 215.2mg/ml 215.2mg/ml Injectable concentrated solution 2,303,346 L.L
N07X CEREBROLYSIN G Cerebrolysin - 215.2mg/ml 215.2mg/ml Injectable concentrated solution 3,886,393 L.L
N07XX02 RILUTEK B Riluzole - 50mg 50mg Tablet, film coated 15,886,212 L.L
N07XX02 RILUTEK B Riluzole - 50mg 50mg Tablet, film coated 15,886,212 L.L
N07XX07 FAMPYRA B Fampridine - 10mg 10mg Tablet, prolonged release 17,636,804 L.L
N07XX07 FAMPYRA B Fampridine - 10mg 10mg Tablet, prolonged release 18,175,448 L.L
N07XX08 VYNDAMAX B Tafamidis - 61mg 61mg Capsule 784,020,041 L.L
P01AB01 METROLAG G Metronidazole benzoate - 125mg/5ml 125mg/5ml Syrup 391,634 L.L
P01AB01 PHOSVIT G Metronidazole benzoate - 125mg/5ml 125mg/5ml Suspension 207,336 L.L
P01AB01 PHOZOLE G Metronidazole benzoate - 125mg/5ml 125mg/5ml Suspension 207,336 L.L
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