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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
A09AA02 CREON 10,000 B Pancreatin protease - 600FIP-U, Pancreatin amylase - 8,000FIP-U, Pancreatin lipase - 10,000FIP-U Capsule 1,835,689 L.L
A11CC05 MEGAVIT-D 50 G Vitamin D3 - 50000IU 50000IU Capsule 1,940,253 L.L
J01DD08 WINEX G Cefixime (trihydrate) - 200mg 200mg Capsule 731,050 L.L
J02AC02 ITRAZOL G Itraconazole - 100mg 100mg Capsule 559,038 L.L
L04AX04 LENALIDOMIDE NEAPOLIS G Lenalidomide - 15mg 15mg Capsule 76,209,421 L.L
A09AA02 CREON 25,000 B Pancreatin protease - 1000FIP-U, Pancreatin amylase - 18000FIP-U, Pancreatin lipase - 25000FIP-U Capsule 4,598,629 L.L
A11CC05 D-ESTER G Vitamin D3 - 50000IU 50000IU Capsule 1,187,701 L.L
J01DD08 FIXIM G Cefixime (trihydrate) - 200mg 200mg Capsule 890,968 L.L
J02AC02 FONGINOX G Itraconazole - 100mg 100mg Capsule 778,149 L.L
L04AX04 REVLIMID B Lenalidomide - 25mg 25mg Capsule 127,865,045 L.L
A11CC05 MEGAVIT-D 50 G Vitamin D3 - 50000IU 50000IU Capsule 3,687,248 L.L
J01DD08 MUREX 200 G Cefixime - 200mg 200mg Capsule 430,030 L.L
J02AC02 FONGINOX G Itraconazole - 100mg 100mg Capsule 174,060 L.L
L04AX04 SOTIRA G Lenalidomide - 25mg 25mg Capsule 76,719,234 L.L
J01DD08 SUPRAX B Cefixime (trihydrate) - 400mg 400mg Capsule 2,053,391 L.L
J01DD08 SUPRAX B Cefixime (trihydrate) - 400mg 400mg Capsule 2,053,391 L.L
L04AX04 LIDAMID 25 G Lenalidomide - 25mg 25mg Capsule 87,161,381 L.L
J01DD08 BETIXIM 400 G Cefixime (trihydrate) - 400mg 400mg Capsule 1,026,696 L.L
L04AX04 LENALIDOMIDE OHRE PHARMA G Lenalidomide - 25mg 25mg Capsule 30,336,491 L.L
J01DD08 MAGNACEF 400 G Cefixime - 400mg 400mg Capsule 1,307,559 L.L
L04AX04 LENALIDOMIDE NEAPOLIS G Lenalidomide - 25mg 25mg Capsule 76,719,234 L.L
J01DD08 WINEX G Cefixime (trihydrate) - 400mg 400mg Capsule 1,307,559 L.L
J01DD08 FIXIM G Cefixime (trihydrate) - 400mg 400mg Capsule 1,435,224 L.L
L04AX04 LEDOBOOK 25 G Lenalidomide - 25mg 25mg Capsule 67,887,540 L.L
R05X COLDIN G Caffeine - 30mg, Noscapine - 10mg, Pseudoephedrine HCl - 30mg, Pyrilamine maleate (Mepyramine) - 15mg, Paracetamol - 300mg Capsule 386,515 L.L
J01DD08 CEFIX G Cefixime (trihydrate) - 400mg 400mg Capsule 791,523 L.L
R05X COLD-MED G Caffeine - 30mg, Noscapine - 10mg, Pseudoephedrine HCl - 30mg, Pyrilamine Maleate (Mepyramine) - 15mg, Paracetamol - 300mg Capsule 386,515 L.L
J01DD08 MUREX G Cefixime - 400mg 400mg Capsule 679,984 L.L
A02BC03 PEPTAZOLE G Lansoprazole - 30mg 30mg Capsule 252,642 L.L
A11CC05 MEGAVIT-D 25 G Vitamin D3 - 25000IU 25000IU Capsule 1,130,108 L.L
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