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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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C10AA05 ATORVA TAD G Atorvastatin - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film coated 1,087,169 L.L
J01CR02 AUGMENTIN B Amoxicillin (trihydrate) - 250mg, Clavulanic Acid (potassium) - 125mg 375mg Tablet, film coated 490,503 L.L
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L01ED04 ALUNBRIG B Brigatinib - 180mg 180mg Tablet, film coated 474,793,952 L.L
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N02AJ08 ASTEFOR G Ibuprofen - 400mg, Codeine phosphate hemihydrate - 30mg Tablet, film coated 935,314 L.L
C09CA03 ANGINET G Valsartan - 80mg 80mg Tablet, film coated 387,027 L.L
C10AA05 ATOR MEDIS G Atorvastatin - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 694,767 L.L
C10AA05 ATORLIP 40 G Atorvastatin (calcium) - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 1,484,626 L.L
C10AA05 ATORVA TAD G Atorvastatin - 40mg 40mg Tablet, film coated 1,405,659 L.L
R06AX27 AERIUS B Desloratadine - 5mg 5mg Tablet, film coated 430,030 L.L
C09CA03 ANGINET G Valsartan - 160mg 160mg Tablet, film coated 544,256 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
C09CA04 APROVEL B Irbesartan - 150mg 150mg Tablet, film coated 651,764 L.L
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C09CA04 ANDARAN G Irbesartan - 150mg 150mg Tablet, film coated 904,612 L.L
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L04AA13 AROTAN G Leflunomide - 10mg 10mg Tablet, film coated 1,527,949 L.L
L04AA13 ARAVA B Leflunomide - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film coated 3,346,168 L.L
L04AA13 AROTAN G Leflunomide - 20mg 20mg Tablet, film coated 2,014,420 L.L
C09CA04 APROVEL B Irbesartan - 300mg 300mg Tablet, film coated 651,764 L.L
C09CA04 APROVEL B Irbesartan - 300mg 300mg Tablet, film coated 651,764 L.L
C09CA04 ANDARAN G Irbesartan - 300mg 300mg Tablet, film coated 904,612 L.L
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