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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
M01AB15 ALGIKEY G Ketorolac trometamine - 30mg/ml 30mg/ml Injectable solution 873,498 L.L
N01BB02 LIDOCAINE ARWAN G Lidocaine (HCl) - 1% 1% Injectable solution 1,995,158 L.L
N03AX14 LEVETIRACETAM ARROW LAB G Levetiracetam - 500mg 500mg Tablet, film coated, breakable 2,441,762 L.L
N05CD08 IPNODIS MEDIS G Midazolam - 5mg/ml 5mg/ml Injectable solution 565,758 L.L
P02CF01 IVERMECTIN BENTA G Ivermectin - 6mg 6mg Tablet 784,548 L.L
V07AB01 ARWAN WFI G Water for injection - Water for injection, irrigation 399,915 L.L
B05BB02 DEXTROSE 5% & SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.2% G Sodium chloride - 0.2g/100ml, Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml Injectable solution 220,643 L.L
C01DX16 NICORANDIL BIOGARAN G Nicorandil - 10mg 10mg Tablet, scored 431,373 L.L
C10AA03 STAVACOR G Pravastatin sodium - 40mg 40mg Tablet, scored 891,799 L.L
D06BB10 JEDARA G Imiquimod - 5% 5% Cream 3,850,109 L.L
G03XC01 RALOXIFENE ARROW G Raloxifene HCl - 60mg 60mg Tablet, coated 1,425,817 L.L
J01CA04 OSPAMOX G Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Powder for suspension 223,078 L.L
J01FA10 AZOMYCIN G Azithromycin (dihydrate) - 200mg/5ml 200mg/5ml Powder for suspension 693,423 L.L
L01EA02 DASATINIB NEAPOLIS G Dasatinib - 50mg 50mg Tablet, film coated 127,364,905 L.L
L02BB04 ENZASTIK 40 G Enzalutamide - 40mg 40mg Capsule 82,838,963 L.L
M01AB15 KETO-AVI G Ketorolac tromethamine - 30mg/ml 30mg/ml Injectable solution 106,164 L.L
N01BB02 ? 1% LIDOCAINE HCL USP G Lidocaine HCl - 1% 1% Injectable solution 76,791 L.L
N03AX14 LEVETIRACETAM BIOGARAN G Levetiracetam - 500mg 500mg Tablet, coated, scored 2,651,401 L.L
N05CD08 MIDAZOLAM HAMELN G Midazolam (HCl) - 5mg/ml 5mg/ml Injectable solution 561,726 L.L
P02CF01 IVERMECTIN BENTA G Ivermectin - 6mg 6mg Tablet 470,985 L.L
R06AB54 DRAUDEX G Chlorphenamine maleate - 4mg, Phenylephrine - 5mg Tablet, sugar coated 166,381 L.L
V07AB01 EAU POUR PREPARATION INJ. G Water for injection - Water for injection, irrigation 3,385,139 L.L
A10BD15 DIAFLOZIN PLUS G Metformin HCl XR - 1000mg, Dapagliflozin - 5mg Tablet, film coated 1,241,710 L.L
B05BB02 DEXTROSE 5% & SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.3% G Sodium chloride - 0.3g/100ml, Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml Injectable solution 188,772 L.L
C01DX16 NICORANDIL BIOGARAN G Nicorandil - 20mg 20mg Tablet 822,432 L.L
C09AA05 ACURIL G Ramipril - 5mg 5mg Tablet 614,136 L.L
C10AA03 APO-PRAVASTATIN G Pravastatin Sodium - 20mg 20mg Tablet 775,397 L.L
D06BB53 ACTI-VIR H G Aciclovir - 5%, Hydrocortisone acetate - 1% Cream 833,182 L.L
J01CA04 AMOXYDIL G Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 500mg/5ml 500mg/5ml Powder for suspension 218,854 L.L
J01FA10 AZOMYNE G Azithromycin (dihydrate) - 200mg/5ml 200mg/5ml Powder for suspension 237,860 L.L
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