Group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infections and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a Turkish pediatric population.
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate obsessive-compulsive disease (OCD) in Turkish Children who had group A beta hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) infections and those who had not. Thirty-one children and adolescents (the study group) were compared with 28 children and adolescents. The Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) scores were rated between study group and control group. The mean score, obsession and compulsion scores of CY-BOCS in the study group were significantly higher than they were in the control group (P < 0.05). The GABHS infections should be assessed in the etiology of OCD in children. Considering GABHS infections may help the treatment of OCD.
Abali
Osman
O
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. osmanabal@hotmail.com
Nazik
Hasan
H
Gurkan
Kagan
K
Unuvar
Emin
E
Sidal
Mujgan
M
Ongen
Betigul
B
Oguz
Fatma
F
Tuzun
Umran
U
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D014421:Turkey