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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
A10BH02 GALVUS B Vildagliptin - 50mg 50mg Tablet 950,097 L.L
A10BH02 GLUNORM G Vildagliptin - 50mg 50mg Tablet 611,448 L.L
A10BF01 GLUFIX G Acarbose - 50mg 50mg Tablet 1,294,120 L.L
A10BD19 GLYXAMBI B Linagliptin - 5mg, Empagliflozin - 10mg Tablet, film coated 4,162,216 L.L
A10BD19 GLYXAMBI B Linagliptin - 5mg, Empagliflozin - 10mg Tablet, film coated 4,162,216 L.L
A10BD19 GLYXAMBI B Linagliptin - 5mg, Empagliflozin - 25mg Tablet, film coated 4,162,216 L.L
A10BD19 GLYXAMBI B Linagliptin - 5mg, Empagliflozin - 25mg Tablet, film coated 4,162,216 L.L
A10BD08 GALVUS MET B Metformin HCl - 1,000mg, Vildagliptin - 50mg Tablet, film coated 1,816,875 L.L
A10BD08 GLUNORM M G Metformin HCl - 1000mg, Vildagliptin - 50mg Tablet, film coated 1,089,856 L.L
A10BD08 GALVUS MET B Metformin HCl - 850mg, Vildagliptin - 50mg Tablet, film coated 1,816,875 L.L
A10BD08 GLUNORM M G Metformin HCl - 850mg, Vildagliptin - 50mg Tablet, film coated 1,089,856 L.L
A10BD02 GLUCOVANCE B Metformin HCl - 500mg, Glibenclamide - 2.5mg Tablet, film coated 542,192 L.L
A10BD02 GLYSTOR PLUS G Metformin HCl - 500mg, Glibenclamide - 2.5mg Tablet, film-scored 533,697 L.L
A10BD02 GLUCOVANCE B Metformin HCl - 500mg, Glibenclamide - 5mg Tablet, film coated 746,412 L.L
A10BD02 GLYSTOR PLUS G Metformin HCl - 500mg, Glibenclamide - 5mg Tablet, film-scored 691,119 L.L
A10BD02 GLUCOVANCE B Metformin HCl - 1000mg, Glibenclamide - 5mg Tablet, film coated 967,891 L.L
A10BD02 GLIBOMET B Metformin HCl - 400mg, Glibenclamide - 5mg Tablet, film coated 462,282 L.L
A10BB12 GLIM G Glimepiride - 1mg 1mg Tablet 302,365 L.L
A10BB12 GLUMYL 1 G Glimepiride - 1mg 1mg Tablet 186,858 L.L
A10BB12 GLIM G Glimepiride - 2mg 2mg Tablet 401,809 L.L
A10BB12 GLUMYL 2 G Glimepiride - 2mg 2mg Tablet 189,418 L.L
A10BB12 GLYPRIDE G Glimepiride - 2mg 2mg Tablet 403,153 L.L
A10BB12 GLIM G Glimepiride - 3mg 3mg Tablet 533,505 L.L
A10BB12 GLUMYL 3 G Glimepiride - 3mg 3mg Tablet 511,940 L.L
A10BB12 GLYPRIDE G Glimepiride - 3mg 3mg Tablet 571,133 L.L
A10BB12 GLIM G Glimepiride - 4mg 4mg Tablet 628,918 L.L
A10BB12 GLUMYL 4 G Glimepiride - 4mg 4mg Tablet 317,403 L.L
A10BB12 GLYPRIDE G Glimepiride - 4mg 4mg Tablet 657,139 L.L
A10BB09 GLYZIDE G Gliclazide - 80mg 80mg Tablet 534,849 L.L
A10BB01 GLIBENCLAMIDE G Glibenclamide - 5mg 5mg Tablet, scored 340,440 L.L
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