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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
L01EJ01 JAKAVI B Ruxolitinib - 5mg 5mg Tablet 165,514,059 L.L
R06AX27 ORADUS G Desloratadine - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 383,955 L.L
G04BE08 HEROX G Tadalafil - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 1,416,410 L.L
L01EJ01 CELEZON G Ruxolitinib - 5mg 5mg Tablet 95,532,998 L.L
G04BE08 LINK G Tadalafil - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 3,926,708 L.L
N04AA01 BENZHEXOL G Trihexyphenidyl - 5mg 5mg Tablet, scored 533,697 L.L
G04BE08 RAVANA G Tadalafil - 5mg 5mg Tablet 1,501,264 L.L
G04BE08 TADALAFIL BIOGARAN G Tadalafil - 5mg 5mg Tablet, coated 3,369,013 L.L
G04BE08 TADALAGEN G Tadalafil - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 1,766,193 L.L
G04BE08 TADILAS G Tadalafil - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 1,583,046 L.L
L01EK01 INLYTA B Axitinib - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 184,486,511 L.L
G04BE08 TALYS G Tadalafil - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 1,574,216 L.L
G04BE08 TYRA G Tadalafil - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 3,566,558 L.L
G04BE08 VIVIDA 5 G Tadalafil - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 2,559,700 L.L
N06AB10 CITOXAL G Escitalopram (oxalate) - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 895,895 L.L
N06AB10 PRAMACYT 5 G Escitalopram (oxalate) - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 895,895 L.L
L04AA29 XELJANZ B Tofacitinib - 5mg 5mg Tablet 80,685,473 L.L
N06AB10 PRYLEX 5 G Escitalopram (oxalate) - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 895,895 L.L
G04BE08 AMOS G Tadalafil - 5mg 5mg Film, orodispersible 2,743,998 L.L
L04AA29 TOLVAR G Tofacitinib - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 48,411,736 L.L
L04AA29 TRIJAN G Tofacitinib - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 54,863,315 L.L
G04BE09 LEVIDOR G Vardenafil (HCl) - 5mg 5mg Tablet 876,185 L.L
N05AB02 FLUPHENAZINE HCl G Fluphenazine (HCl) - 5mg 5mg Tablet, scored 624,567 L.L
N05AD01 HALDOL B Haloperidol - 5mg 5mg Tablet 231,141 L.L
N05AD01 HALOPERIDOL G Haloperidol - 5mg 5mg Tablet 276,448 L.L
N06AX26 BRINTELLIX B Vortioxetine - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 2,592,272 L.L
N06AX26 LYTIOX G Vortioxetine - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 1,270,379 L.L
D10BA01 CURACNE G Isotretinoin - 5mg 5mg Capsule, soft gelatin 856,028 L.L
D10BA01 CURACNE G Isotretinoin - 5mg 5mg Capsule, soft gelatin 856,028 L.L
C10AA07 CRESTOR B Rosuvastatin (calcium) - 5mg 5mg Tablet 589,947 L.L
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