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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
H02AB02 DEXAMETHASONE MEDIS G Dexamethasone Phosphate - 4mg/1ml 4mg/1ml Injectable solution 1,154,361 L.L
L01FG01 ZIRABEV BioTech Bevacizumab - 100mg/4ml 100mg/4ml Injectable solution 14,800,115 L.L
A03BB01 ANTIPAN G Hyoscine N butylbromide - 20mg/ml Injectable solution 2,557,140 L.L
B05BA01 AMINOVEN 10% B Glacial Acetic Acid 99% - 5.297g/l, L-Proline - 15.0g/l, L-Alanine - 15.0g/l, Glycine - 14.0g/l, L-Histidine - 3.00g/l, L-Arginine - 12.0g/l, L-Valine - 6.20g/l, L-Tryptophan - 2.00g/l, L-Threonine - 4.40g/l, L-Phenylalanine - 5.10g/l, L-Methionine - 4.30g/l, L-Lysine (monoacetate) - 6.60g/l, L-Leucine - 7.40g/l, L-Isoleucine - 5.00g/l Injectable solution 951,440 L.L
B05XA03 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 176,974 L.L
C07AG01 LABETALOL HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION G Labetalol HCl - 100mg/20ml 100mg/20ml Injectable solution 2,955,110 L.L
L01FG02 CYRAMZA BioTech Ramucirumab - 100mg/10ml 100mg/10ml Injectable solution 47,779,251 L.L
N02BG06 ACUPAN B Nefopam HCl - 20mg 20mg Injectable solution 365,525 L.L
A03BB01 SCOBUREN G Butylscopolamine bromide - 20mg/ml 20mg/ml Injectable solution 370,901 L.L
B05BA01 AMINOVEN INFANT B L-Leucine - 13g/l, L-Isoleucine - 8g/l, L-Lysine Acetate - 12g/l, L-Methionine - 3.12g/l, L-Phenylalanine - 3.75g/l, L-Threonine - 4.40g/l, L-Tryptophan - 2.01g/l, L-Valine - 9g/l, Arginine - 7.5g/l, L-Histidine - 4.76g/l, Glycine - 4.15g/l, L-Taurine - 0.40g/l, L-Serine - 7.67g/l, L-Alanine - 9.3g/l, L-Proline - 9.71g/l, N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine - 5.176g/l, N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine - 0.70g/l, L-Malic Acid - 2.62g/l 10% Injectable solution 880,217 L.L
B05XA03 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 137,902 L.L
L01FG02 CYRAMZA BioTech Ramucirumab - 500mg/50ml 500mg/50ml Injectable solution 218,656,548 L.L
N02BG06 NEO-PAN G Nefopam HCl - 20mg/ml 20mg/ml Injectable solution 494,534 L.L
A03BB01 SCOPINAL G Butylscopolamine bromide - 20mg/ml 20mg/ml Injectable solution 178,731 L.L
B05BA01 AMINOPLASMAL B. BRAUN B Amino acids - 10% 10% Injectable solution 1,036,103 L.L
B05XA03 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 155,139 L.L
A03BB01 ? HYOSCINE BUTYLBROMIDE G Hyoscine butylbromide - 20mg/ml 20mg/ml Injectable solution 70,392 L.L
B05XA03 HYPOTONIC SALINE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 149,393 L.L
L01FX04 YERVOY BioTech Ipilimumab - 50mg/10ml 50mg/10ml Injectable solution 332,262,937 L.L
B05XA03 HYPOTONIC SALINE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 163,184 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 133,856 L.L
G02AX OXYTOCIN 10 PANPHARMA 10 UI-1ML G Oxytocin - 10IU/ml 10IU/ml Injectable solution 525,442 L.L
B01AB01 HEPARINE MEDIS G Heparin sodium - 25,000UI/5ml 25,000UI/5ml Injectable solution 6,853,597 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 149,393 L.L
G02AX OXYTOCIN 10 PANPHARMA 10 UI-1ML G Oxytocin - 10IU/ml 10IU/ml Injectable solution 525,442 L.L
L04AX03 METOJECT G Methotrexate disodium - 10mg/0.2ml 10mg/0.2ml Injectable solution 1,553,482 L.L
B01AB01 HEPARINE SODIQUE PANPHARMA G Heparin sodium - 25,000IU/5ml 25,000IU/5ml Injectable solution 6,134,641 L.L
B05XA03 SODIUM CHLORIDE G Sodium chloride - 0.45% 0.45% Injectable solution 163,184 L.L
L04AX03 EBETREXAT G Methotrexate - 15mg/1.5ml 15mg/1.5ml Injectable solution 2,135,366 L.L
B01AB05 ENOMEX BioTech Enoxaparin sodium - 4000U Anti-Xa/0.4ml 4000U Anti-Xa/0.4ml Injectable solution 753,832 L.L
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