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- Title
Association Between Neuropsychiatric Morbidity and Streptococcal Infections in Children.
- Authors
VISWANATHAN, S.; MOSES, P. D.; VARKKI, S.; RUSSELL, P. S.; BRAHMADATHAN, K. N.
- Abstract
We conducted a case control study to study the association between neuropsychiatric morbidity and group A streptococcal infections in children. Twenty two cases of neuropsychiatric morbidity were compared with 64 controls. Fourteen (63.6%) of the 22 cases were positive for ASO and/or ADNB while 21 of the 64 controls (32.8%) were positive for either or both antibodies (OR = 3.428; CI: 1.15 -- 10.18; P=0.026). We conclude that there is a statistically significant association between neuropsychiatric morbidity and streptococcal infection in children.
- Subjects
NEUROLOGICAL disorders; CHILD psychopathology; PEDIATRIC neuropsychiatry; STREPTOCOCCAL diseases; INFECTION in children
- Publication
Indian Pediatrics, 2010, Vol 47, Issue 2, p168
- ISSN
0019-6061
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13312-010-0026-1