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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
J01FA10 AZM-500 G Azithromycin - 500mg 500mg Tablet, film coated 448,843 L.L
L02BX03 ABIRATERONE ACETATE SPC G Abiraterone acetate - 250mg 250mg Tablet, film coated 92,278,660 L.L
C10AA05 ATOR MEDIS G Atorvastatin - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated 305,052 L.L
G04BD08 ASOLFENA G Solifenacin succinate - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated 971,598 L.L
C10AA05 ATORLIP 10 G Atorvastatin (calcium) - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated 1,052,037 L.L
C10AA05 ATORVA TAD G Atorvastatin - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated 677,297 L.L
C10AA05 ATORVAKEY-10 G Atorvastatin (calcium) - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated 362,837 L.L
L02BX03 APO-ABIRATERONE G Abiraterone acetate - 500mg 500mg Tablet, film coated 46,110,590 L.L
L01ED04 ALUNBRIG B Brigatinib - 30mg 30mg Tablet, film coated 119,936,249 L.L
L01ED04 ALUNBRIG B Brigatinib - 90mg 90mg Tablet, film coated 359,811,073 L.L
L01ED04 ALUNBRIG B Brigatinib - 180mg 180mg Tablet, film coated 474,793,952 L.L
J01CR02 AUGMENTIN B Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 250mg, Clavulanic Acid (potassium) - 125mg 375mg Tablet, film coated 490,503 L.L
N02AJ08 ASTEFOR G Ibuprofen - 400mg, Codeine phosphate hemihydrate - 30mg Tablet, film coated 935,314 L.L
R06AX27 AERIUS B Desloratadine - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 430,030 L.L
R06AX27 AERIUS B Desloratadine - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 430,030 L.L
R06AX27 AERIALLERG G Desloratadine - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 400,465 L.L
C10AA05 ATOR MEDIS G Atorvastatin - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film coated 591,291 L.L
G04CA01 ALFOCIN G Alfuzosin HCl - 10mg 10mg Tablet, extended release 858,779 L.L
A07EC02 ASACOL B Mesalazine - 400mg 400mg Tablet, enteric coated 5,895,437 L.L
B01AC06 A.S HEART G Acetylsalicylic acid - 81mg 81mg Tablet, enteric coated 148,463 L.L
B01AC06 ASPI-COR G Acetylsalicylic acid - 81mg 81mg Tablet, enteric coated 690,735 L.L
B01AC06 ASPICOT G Acetylsalicylic acid - 81mg 81mg Tablet, enteric coated 353,239 L.L
B01AC06 ASPROTHIN G Acetylsalicylic acid - 81mg 81mg Tablet, enteric coated 148,463 L.L
B01AC06 ASPIRIN PROTECT B Acetylsalicylic acid - 100mg 100mg Tablet, enteric coated 146,479 L.L
B01AC06 ASPICOT G Acetylsalicylic acid - 100mg 100mg Tablet, enteric coated 403,153 L.L
B01AC06 ASPICOT G Acetylsalicylic acid - 100mg 100mg Tablet, enteric coated 134,384 L.L
B01AC06 ASPIPHAR G Acetylsalicylic acid - 100mg 100mg Tablet, enteric coated 134,384 L.L
N02BA51 ASPIRINE C EFFERVESCENT B Acetylsalicylic acid - 400mg, Vitamin C - 240mg Tablet, effervescent 162,605 L.L
R05CB01 ACC LONG G N-acetylcysteine - 600mg, Vitamin C - 75mg 600mg Tablet, effervescent 286,238 L.L
N02AJ06 ALGOCOD G Paracetamol - 500mg, Codeine phosphate - 30mg Tablet, effervescent 299,677 L.L
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