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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
A02BC01 GASTRIMUT G Omeprazole - 40mg 40mg Capsule, hard, gastro-resistant 503,941 L.L
A10BK03 EMPAZA G Empagliflozin - 25mg 25mg Tablet, film coated 1,740,724 L.L
B05CX01 DEXTROSE G Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml 5g/100ml Injectable solution 174,062 L.L
C03CA01 FUROSEMIDE S.A.L.F. G Furosemide - 250mg/25ml 250mg/25ml Injectable solution 919,188 L.L
C09CA03 TABUVAN G Valsartan - 160mg 160mg Tablet, film coated 544,256 L.L
C10AA05 EMITOR G Atorvastatin - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 1,060,292 L.L
D07XC03 ELICASAL G Mometasone furoate - 1mg/g, Salicylic acid - 50mg/g Ointment 462,282 L.L
G04BE08 TYRA G Tadalafil - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film coated 1,369,376 L.L
J01CR05 PIPERACILLIN/TAZOBACTAM STRAGEN G Piperacillin (sodium) - 4g, Tazobactam (sodium) - 0.5g Injectable powder for solution 7,820,986 L.L
J01MA02 CEFLOXINE G Ciprofloxacin - 400mg/200ml 400mg/200ml Injectable solution 1,134,203 L.L
L01EG02 EVEROLIMUS BIOGARAN G Everolimus - 5mg 5mg Tablet 89,386,347 L.L
L03AX16 REVIXIL 20 G Plerixafor - 20mg/ml 20mg/ml Injectable solution 248,280,900 L.L
M01AE03 HUMFINE G Ketoprofen - 100mg/2ml 100mg/2ml Injectable solution 3,514,148 L.L
N02AX02 TRAMADOL NORMON G Tramadol HCl - 100mg/2ml 100mg/2ml Injectable solution 169,324 L.L
N06AB10 CITOXAL G Escitalopram (oxalate) - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated 1,410,395 L.L
R06AX27 DAREQ G Desloratadine - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 258,018 L.L
A02BC01 GASTRIMUT G Omeprazole - 40mg 40mg Capsule, hard, gastro-resistant 956,816 L.L
A10BK03 FLORIANCE 25 G Empagliflozin - 25mg 25mg Tablet, film coated 1,791,790 L.L
B05CX01 DEXTROSE G Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml 5g/100ml Injectable solution 170,630 L.L
C09CA03 VALSANET G Valsartan - 160mg 160mg Tablet, film coated 560,574 L.L
C10AA05 JOSWE ATORVAST 40 G Atorvastatin - 40mg 40mg Caplet, film coated 1,327,716 L.L
G04BE08 VIVIDA 20 G Tadalafil - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film coated 1,721,398 L.L
J01CR05 PIPTAZ-ORBUCELL G Piperacillin (sodium) - 4g, Tazobactam (sodium) - 0.5g Injectable powder for solution 1,087,873 L.L
J01MA02 CIPROFLOXACINE PANPHARMA G Ciprofloxacine (HCl) - 400mg/200ml 400mg/200ml (2mg/ml) Injectable solution 9,908,924 L.L
J07BC01 HEPATITIS-B VACCINE (r DNA) PAEDIATRIC G Hepatitis B, purified surface antigen adsorbed on aluminium hydroxide (Al+++) (0.25mg to 0.40mg) - 10mcg/0.5ml 10mcg/0.5ml Injectable suspension 323,866 L.L
N06AB10 ESCITALOPRAM BIOGARAN G Escitalopram (oxalate) - 10mg 10mg Tablet, coated, scored 678,640 L.L
R03AC02 BUTALIN G Salbutamol (sulfate) - 100mcg/dose 100mcg/dose Inhalation aerosol metered dose 145,135 L.L
R06AX27 DELINE G Desloratadine - 5mg 5mg Tablet 430,030 L.L
A02BC01 OMEPRAL G Omeprazole - 40mg 40mg Capsule, delayed release 499,142 L.L
A07EC02 SALCROZINE G Mesalazine - 1g 1g Tablet, gastroresistant 4,073,187 L.L
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