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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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N03AX12 GABANET 400 G Gabapentin - 400mg 400mg Capsule 1,607,236 L.L
N05BA08 BROMAZEPAM BIOGARAN G Bromazepam - 6mg 6mg Tablet, scored 180,075 L.L
V03AC03 DEFERASIROX ARROW G Deferasirox - 360mg 360mg Tablet 13,019,366 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 220,643 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
D06BB10 GENIMOD G Imiquimod - 5% 5% Cream 2,268,406 L.L
J01CA04 AMOXIDREX G Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 500mg 500mg Capsule 7,332,097 L.L
J01FA09 RITHROCID G Clarithromycin - 500mg 500mg Tablet, film coated 686,704 L.L
J05AR06 VITRICOMB G Emtricitabine - 200mg, Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate - 300mg, Efavirenz - 600mg Tablet, film coated 22,191,783 L.L
L01EA01 IMATINIB SPC G Imatinib - 100mg 100mg Tablet, film coated 29,473,181 L.L
M01AB05 OLFEN-75 SR G Diclofenac sodium - 75mg 75mg Tablet, prolonged release 326,554 L.L
N03AX12 GABAPENTINE ARROW GENERIQUES G Gabapentin - 400mg 400mg Capsule 1,342,499 L.L
V03AC03 DEFEROXAL 360 G Deferasirox - 360mg 360mg Tablet, film coated 18,834,070 L.L
A10BD15 DIVINUSMET XR G Dapagliflozin - 5mg, Metformin HCl XR - 1000mg Tablet, extended release 2,900,012 L.L
B05BC01 MANNITOL G Mannitol - 20g/100ml 20g/100ml Injectable solution 406,810 L.L
C01EB10 CARDESINE G Adenosine - 6mg/2ml 6mg/2ml Injectable solution 563,070 L.L
C09AA05 APO-RAMIPRIL G Ramipril - 5mg 5mg Capsule 794,211 L.L
C10AA03 PRAVASTATINE ARROW G Pravastatin - 20mg 20mg Tablet, breakable 526,786 L.L
D06BB10 JEDARA G Imiquimod - 5% 5% Cream 3,850,109 L.L
J01CA04 AMOXYCILLIN G Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 500mg 500mg Capsule 4,073,187 L.L
J05AR10 KALUVIA G Lopinavir - 200mg, Ritonavir - 50mg Tablet, film coated 7,632,790 L.L
L01EA01 SAGITTA G Imatinib - 100mg 100mg Capsule, hard 25,170,264 L.L
L02BA03 FULVESTRANT ARROW G Fulvestrant - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Injectable solution 12,644,009 L.L
N01AX03 KETAMINE PANPHARMA G Ketamine HCl - 250mg/5ml 250mg/5ml Injectable solution 1,534,668 L.L
N03AX12 GABAPENTINE ARROW GENERIQUES G Gabapentin - 400mg 400mg Capsule 1,342,499 L.L
N05BA12 ALPRAZOLAM BIOGARAN G Alprazolam - 0.5mg 0.5mg Tablet, scored 169,324 L.L
A10BD15 ZYGLOMET XR 5/1000 G Dapagliflozin - 5mg, Metformin HCl XR - 1000mg Tablet, film coated 2,578,386 L.L
B05BC01 MANNITOL G Mannitol - 20g/100ml 20g/100ml Injectable solution 579,064 L.L
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