2009
Streptococcal Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Psychosocial Stress Predict Future Tic and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptom Severity in Children and Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Lin H, Williams KA, Katsovich L, Findley DB, Grantz H, Lombroso PJ, King RA, Bessen DE, Johnson D, Kaplan EL, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Zhang H, Leckman JF. Streptococcal Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Psychosocial Stress Predict Future Tic and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptom Severity in Children and Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 67: 684-691. PMID: 19833320, PMCID: PMC2843763, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnti-Bacterial AgentsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildDepressive DisorderFemaleForecastingHumansLife Change EventsMaleObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesPsychologyRespiratory Tract InfectionsSeverity of Illness IndexStreptococcal InfectionsTicsTourette SyndromeConceptsDepressive symptom severityObsessive-compulsive disorderGABHS infectionPsychosocial stressTourette syndromeSymptom severityControl subjectsStreptococcal upper respiratory tract infectionUpper respiratory tract infectionBeta-hemolytic streptococcal infectionCurrent psychosocial stressRespiratory tract infectionsHealthy control subjectsProspective longitudinal studyEarly-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderMinority of childrenOC symptom severityTract infectionsStreptococcal infectionGABHS infectionsObsessive-compulsive symptom severityClinical ratingsNew infectionsClinical ratersControl status
2008
Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infection: A Case-Control Study Among Privately Insured Children
Leslie DL, Kozma L, Martin A, Landeros A, Katsovich L, King RA, Leckman JF. Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infection: A Case-Control Study Among Privately Insured Children. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2008, 47: 1166-1172. PMID: 18724258, PMCID: PMC2783578, DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e3181825a3d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleHealth SurveysHumansIncidenceInsurance, HealthMaleMigraine DisordersNeurocognitive DisordersObsessive-Compulsive DisorderOdds RatioOtitis MediaRiskSinusitisStreptococcal InfectionsTic DisordersTourette SyndromeUnited StatesConceptsMajor depressive disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderPrior streptococcal infectionStreptococcal infectionObsessive-compulsive disorderTic disordersTourette syndromeNeuropsychiatric disordersConditional logistic regression modelsStreptococcal sore throatDiagnosis of OCDCase-control studyLogistic regression modelsSore throatIncident diagnosisEpidemiologic evidenceDepressive disorderSubsequent diagnosisNoninfectious conditionsScarlet feverChildren ages 4Immune systemInfectious diseasesInfectionDiagnosis