Hotline for Health Services for Displaced Lebanese 1787
Hotline for the Patient Admission to Hospitals 01/832700
COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Form covax.moph.gov.lb
MoPH Hotline 1214
Are you a new member? Sign up now
 
Let us help you
Read about the latest topics.

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
    ...
    16
ATC Name B/G Ingredients Dosage Form Price
J01GB06 AMICINE G Amikacin (sulfate) - 500mg/2ml 500mg/2ml Injectable solution 1,749,683 L.L
J01GB06 AMIKACIN SULPHATE G Amikacin (sulfate) - 500mg/2ml 500mg/2ml Injectable solution 372,244 L.L
J01CA04 AMOXYDIL G Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 500mg/5ml 500mg/5ml Powder for suspension 218,854 L.L
D10AD06 AKLIEF B Trifarotene - 50mcg/g 50mcg/g Cream 4,359,425 L.L
L01FX05 ADCETRIS BioTech Brentuximab Vedotin - 50mg 50mg Injectable powder for concentrate for solution L.L
M01AX21 ART G Diacerein - 50mg 50mg Capsule 1,146,298 L.L
C07AB03 APO-ATENOL G Atenolol - 50mg 50mg Tablet 327,898 L.L
C07AB03 ATENOLOL BIOGARAN G Atenolol - 50mg 50mg Tablet, scored 295,645 L.L
C07AB03 ATONIUM G Atenolol - 50mg 50mg Tablet 239,588 L.L
J02AA01 AMBISOME B Liposomal Amphotericin B - 50mg 50mg Injectable powder for liposomal dispersion 13,126,040 L.L
L01FX05 ADCETRIS BioTech Brentuximab Vedotin - 50mg 50mg Injectable powder for concentrate for solution 298,266,862 L.L
C09AA01 APO-CAPTO G Captopril - 50mg 50mg Tablet, scored 1,752,371 L.L
L01EA02 APO-DASATINIB G Dasatinib - 50mg 50mg Tablet 71,323,688 L.L
B01AD02 ACTILYSE BioTech Alteplase - 50mg 50mg Injectable dry powder for solution+diluent 97,130,035 L.L
L04AB01 ALTEBREL BioTech Etanercept - 50mg/1ml 50mg/1ml Injectable solution L.L
L04AB01 ALTEBREL BioTech Etanercept - 50mg/1ml 50mg/1ml Injectable solution 14,833,767 L.L
B05CX01 ALDEX G Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml 5g/100ml Injectable solution 174,062 L.L
B05CX01 ALDEX G Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml 5g/100ml Injectable solution 174,062 L.L
B05CX01 ALDEX G Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml 5g/100ml Injectable solution 170,630 L.L
B05CX01 ALDEX G Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml 5g/100ml Injectable solution 182,720 L.L
B05CX01 ALDEX G Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml 5g/100ml Injectable solution 205,933 L.L
J06BA02 ARAGAM BioHuman Human normal immunoglobulin - 5g/100ml 5g/100ml Injectable solution 38,549,017 L.L
B01AF02 APIXEL G Apixaban - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 1,750,579 L.L
B01AF02 APO-APIXABAN G Apixaban - 5mg 5mg Tablet 3,084,119 L.L
B01AF02 AVIXAN G Apixaban - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 2,777,275 L.L
R06AX27 AERIUS B Desloratadine - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 430,030 L.L
L01EG02 AFINITOR B Everolimus - 5mg 5mg Tablet 142,948,873 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
G04BE08 APO-TADALAFIL G Tadalafil - 5mg 5mg Tablet 1,635,456 L.L
    ...
    16
Sitemap
© Copyrights reserved to Ministry of Public Health 2025