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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
ATC Name B/G Ingredients Dosage Form Price
C01DX12 CORVASAL 4MG B Molsidomine - 4mg 4mg Tablet 492,742 L.L
A10BD13 VIPDOMET B Metformin HCl - 500mg, Alogliptin benzoate - 12.5mg Tablet, film coated 3,112,339 L.L
B01AC27 UPTRAVI B Selexipag - 1000mcg 1000mcg Tablet, film coated 275,097,581 L.L
D06BB10 ALDARA B Imiquimod - 5% 5% Cream 6,301,277 L.L
G03HB01 DIANE '35' B Ethinylestradiol - 0.035mg, Cyproterone acetate - 2mg Tablet 494,534 L.L
J01FA09 KLACID RM B Clarithromycin - 500mg 500mg Tablet, modified release 1,173,175 L.L
J05AX12 TIVICAY B Dolutegravir - 50mg 50mg Tablet, film coated 54,508,037 L.L
L01EA02 SPRYCEL B Dasatinib - 50mg 50mg Tablet 212,274,841 L.L
V06DD KETOSTERIL B Calcium - 0.05g, Total nitrogen - 36mg, L-Tyrosine - 30mg, L-Histidine - 38mg, L-Tryptophan - 23mg, L-Threonine - 53mg, L-Lysine Monoacetate - 105mg, Alpha Hydroxyanalogue-DL-Methionine, Calcium Salt - 59mg, Alpha Ketoanalogue-Valine,Calcium Salt - 86mg, Alpha Ketoanalogue-Phenylalanine,Calcium Salt - 68mg, Alpha-Ketoanalogue- Leucine,Calcium Salt - 101mg, Alpha-Ketoanalogue-DL-isoleucine,Calcium Salt - 67mg Tablet, film coated 3,950,897 L.L
A04AA55 AKYNZEO B Palonosetron - 0.5mg, Netupitant - 300mg Capsule, hard 7,364,372 L.L
A10BD13 VIPDOMET B Metformin HCl - 1,000mg, Alogliptin benzoate - 12.5mg Tablet, film coated 3,304,509 L.L
B01AC27 UPTRAVI B Selexipag - 1200mcg 1200mcg Tablet, film coated 275,097,581 L.L
J05AX18 PREVYMIS B Letermovir - 240mg 240mg Tablet, film coated 460,943,945 L.L
L02BB03 CASODEX B Bicalutamide - 150mg 150mg Tablet, film coated 10,863,782 L.L
R06AB54 ALERGICAL EXPECTORANT B Chlorpheniramine maleate - 50mg/100ml, Guaifenesin - 2000mg/100ml, Dihydroxypropyltheophylline - 500mg/100ml, Paracetamol - 2000mg/100ml Syrup 485,127 L.L
A04AD GRAVOL B Dimenhydrinate - 15mg/5ml 15mg/5ml Liquid 258,018 L.L
A10BD15 XIGDUO XR B Metformin HCl XR - 1000mg, Dapagliflozin - 5mg Tablet 3,867,041 L.L
B01AC27 UPTRAVI B Selexipag - 1400mcg 1400mcg Tablet, film coated 275,097,581 L.L
C09AA05 TRITACE B Ramipril - 5mg 5mg Tablet 509,316 L.L
J05AX18 PREVYMIS B Letermovir - 480mg 480mg Tablet, film coated 961,233,292 L.L
L02BB04 XTANDI B Enzalutamide - 40mg 40mg Capsule, soft 267,649,535 L.L
A04AD GRAVOL B Dimenhydrinate - 50mg 50mg Tablet 163,949 L.L
B01AC27 UPTRAVI B Selexipag - 1600mcg 1600mcg Tablet, film coated 275,097,581 L.L
G04B FONCITRIL 4000 B Citric acid - 1.189g, Potassium Citrate - 1.73g, Sodium citrate - 1.845g Granules 1,613,955 L.L
J05AX18 PREVYMIS B Letermovir - 240mg/12ml 240mg/12ml Injectable concentrate for solution 25,111,114 L.L
A04AD GRAVOL B Dimenhydrinate - 100mg 100mg Suppository 294,302 L.L
D06BX01 ROZEX B Metronidazole - 0.75g/100g 0.75% Gel 584,571 L.L
G04BC URALYT-U B Potassium Sodium Hydrogen Citrate - 2427.7mg 2427.7mg Granules 1,351,906 L.L
L02BB05 ERLEADA B Apalutamide - 60mg 60mg Tablet, film coated 254,089,146 L.L
N05CF02 STILNOX B Zolpidem (tartrate) - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated, scored 96,757 L.L
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