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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
L04AX04 SOTIRA G Lenalidomide - 25mg 25mg Capsule 76,719,234 L.L
L04AX04 REVLIMID B Lenalidomide - 5mg 5mg Capsule 105,106,076 L.L
L04AX04 LENALIDOMIDE NEAPOLIS G Lenalidomide - 5mg 5mg Capsule 68,908,116 L.L
L04AX04 LENALIDOMIDE OHRE PHARMA G Lenalidomide - 5mg 5mg Capsule 32,045,727 L.L
L04AX04 LENALIDOMIDE SPC G Lenalidomide - 5mg 5mg Capsule, hard 71,647,217 L.L
L04AX04 LENALIDOMIDE STRAGEN G Lenalidomide - 5mg 5mg Capsule 32,045,727 L.L
L04AX04 LENOMA G Lenalidomide - 5mg 5mg Capsule, hard 68,908,116 L.L
L04AX04 SOTIRA G Lenalidomide - 5mg 5mg Capsule 68,908,116 L.L
L01EX08 LENVIMA B Lenvatinib - 10mg 10mg Capsule, hard 124,450,304 L.L
L01EX08 LENVIMA B Lenvatinib - 10mg 10mg Capsule, hard L.L
L01EX08 LENVIMA B Lenvatinib - 4mg 4mg Capsule, hard 124,450,304 L.L
L01EX08 LENVIMA B Lenvatinib - 4mg 4mg Capsule, hard L.L
C08CA13 LERCADIP B Lercanidipine HCl - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film-scored 1,021,320 L.L
C09BB02 ZANIPRESS B Lercanidipine HCl - 10mg, Enalapril maleate - 10mg Tablet, film coated 2,280,949 L.L
C09BB02 ZANIPRESS B Lercanidipine HCl - 10mg, Enalapril maleate - 20mg Tablet, film coated 2,548,821 L.L
C08CA13 LERCADIP B Lercanidipine HCl - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film-scored 1,679,803 L.L
J05AX18 PREVYMIS B Letermovir - 240mg 240mg Tablet, film coated 460,943,945 L.L
J05AX18 PREVYMIS B Letermovir - 240mg/12ml 240mg/12ml Injectable concentrate for solution 25,111,114 L.L
J05AX18 PREVYMIS B Letermovir - 480mg 480mg Tablet, film coated 961,233,292 L.L
L02BG04 FEMARA B Letrozole - 2.5mg 2.5mg Tablet, film coated 3,433,518 L.L
L02BG04 APO-LETROZOLE G Letrozole - 2.5mg 2.5mg Tablet 1,962,010 L.L
L02BG04 FEMAPLEX G Letrozole - 2.5mg 2.5mg Tablet, film coated 1,583,046 L.L
L02BG04 FEMAZOL G Letrozole - 2.5mg 2.5mg Tablet, film coated 1,433,432 L.L
L02BG04 LEFFTARA G Letrozole - 2.5mg 2.5mg Tablet, film coated 2,060,111 L.L
L02BG04 LETROZOLE ARROW G Letrozole - 2.5mg 2.5mg Tablet, film coated 2,402,790 L.L
L02BG04 LETROZOLE ARROW LAB G Letrozole - 2.5mg 2.5mg Tablet, coated 2,000,981 L.L
L02BG04 LETROZOLE BIOGARAN G Letrozole - 2.5mg 2.5mg Tablet, coated 2,402,790 L.L
L02BG04 LETROZOLE NEAPOLIS G Letrozole - 2.5mg 2.5mg Tablet, film coated 2,060,111 L.L
N03AX14 ZITERA G Levetiracetam - 1,000mg 1,000mg Tablet, film coated 3,225,222 L.L
N03AX14 LEVETIRACETAM ARROW LAB G Levetiracetam - 1000mg 1000mg Tablet, film coated, breakable 2,940,327 L.L
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