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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
V03AE01 RESINCALCIO G Calcium Polystyrene Sulphonate - 99.75g/100g 99.75% w/w Powder for suspension 1,673,084 L.L
B05BB01 RINGER'S INJECTION USP G Calcium chloride, 2H2O - 0.033%, Potassium chloride - 0.03%, Sodium chloride - 0.86% Injectable solution 129,934 L.L
V03AE01 RESINSODIO G Sodium polystyrene sulphonate - 99.75g/100g 99.75g/100g Powder for suspension 1,534,668 L.L
B05BB01 RINGER'S INJECTION USP G Calcium chloride, 2H2O - 0.033%, Potassium chloride - 0.03%, Sodium chloride - 0.86% Injectable solution 205,933 L.L
B05BB01 RINGER'S INJECTION USP G Calcium chloride, 2H2O - 0.033%, Potassium chloride - 0.03%, Sodium chloride - 0.86% Injectable solution 224,565 L.L
B05BB01 RINGER'S INJECTION, USP G Calcium chloride, 2H2O - 0.33g/l, Potassium chloride - 0.3g/l, Sodium chloride - 8.6g/l Injectable solution 204,554 L.L
B05BB01 RINGER'S INJECTION, USP G Calcium chloride, 2H2O - 0.33g/l, Potassium chloride - 0.3g/l, Sodium chloride - 8.6g/l Injectable solution 154,450 L.L
B05BB01 R-SOL G Calcium chloride, 2H2O - 0.033%, Potassium chloride - 0.03%, Sodium chloride - 0.86% Injectable solution 205,933 L.L
J01DH02 ROPENEM 1000 BENTA G Meropenem (trihydrate) - 1000mg 1g Injectable powder for solution 995,723 L.L
J01AA02 RETADOX G Doxycycline (hyclate) - 100mg 100mg Capsule 209,895 L.L
N01AH06 REMIFENTANIL MEDIS G Remifentanil (HCl) - 1mg 1mg Injectable powder 1,101,951 L.L
N01AH06 REMIFENTANIL MEDIS G Remifentanil (HCl) - 5mg 5mg Injectable powder 2,576,146 L.L
M01AB05 RAPIDUS G Diclofenac potassium - 50mg 50mg Tablet, coated 287,582 L.L
J01FA09 RITHROCID G Clarithromycin - 500mg 500mg Tablet, film coated 686,704 L.L
N01BB09 ROPIVACAINA MOLTENI G Ropivacaine HCl - 75mg/10ml 7.5mg/ml Injectable solution 2,332,911 L.L
N01BB09 ROPIVACAINE B. BRAUN G Ropivacaine HCl - 75mg/10ml 7.5mg/ml Injectable solution 4,831,114 L.L
R06AE07 RINALGIT G Cetirizine (dihydrochloride) - 10mg/ml 10mg/ml Drops solution 237,860 L.L
G03XC01 RALOXIFENE ARROW G Raloxifene HCl - 60mg 60mg Tablet, coated 1,425,817 L.L
M01AC02 REUTENOX G Tenoxicam - 20mg 20mg Tablet, coated 576,508 L.L
R01AD08 RINISONA G Fluticasone propionate - 50mcg/actuation 50mcg/dose Spray, suspension 556,351 L.L
C09AA05 RAMIPRIL-REMEDICA G Ramipril - 5mg 5mg Tablet 623,543 L.L
R01AD11 RINEX G Triamcinolone acetonide - 55mcg/actuation 55mcg/actuation Spray, suspension 712,876 L.L
C09AA05 RAMIPRIL-REMEDICA G Ramipril - 10mg 10mg Tablet 896,343 L.L
N06AB06 RESTRALINE G Sertraline HCl - 50mg 50mg Tablet, film coated 575,933 L.L
B01AF01 RIBAVAN G Rivaroxaban - 2.5mg 2.5mg Tablet, film coated 3,199,625 L.L
B01AF01 RIBAVAN G Rivaroxaban - 15mg 15mg Tablet, film coated 1,343,843 L.L
B01AF01 RIXALTA 15 G Rivaroxaban - 15mg 15mg Tablet, film coated 1,164,664 L.L
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