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2. Rapid strep test - Wikipedia

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   A rapid strep test may assist a clinician in deciding whether to prescribe an antibiotic to a person with pharyngitis, a common infection of the throat. [1] Viral infections are responsible for the majority of pharyngitis, but a significant proportion (20% to 40% in children and 5% to 15% in adults) is caused by bacterial infection. [2]

3. Streptococcal pharyngitis - Wikipedia

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   A rapid strep test (also called rapid antigen detection testing or RADT) may also be used. While the rapid strep test is quicker, it has a lower sensitivity (70%) and statistically equal specificity (98%) as a throat culture. [14] In areas of the world where rheumatic fever is uncommon, a negative rapid strep test is sufficient to rule out the ...

4. Strep throat on the rise; How to treat the disease and know ...

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   The best way to know if you have strep throat is to get tested. A test can be conducted by swabbing the throat and running a test. The rapid test will tell you in a few minutes if you have it. How ...

5. Group B streptococcal infection - Wikipedia

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   Group B streptococcal infection, also known as Group B streptococcal disease or just Group B strep infection, is the infectious disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus agalactiae. Streptococcus agalactiae is the most common human pathogen belonging to group B of the Lancefield classification of streptococci —hence the name of group B ...

6. Flu, pink eye, strep throat: A guide to the common illnesses ...

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   A sudden fever. Chills. Headache, body aches and fatigue. Sore throat. Dry, hacking cough. Stuffy, runny nose. Some kids with the flu may also throw up or have diarrhea, the AAP says. “The flu ...

7. Strep throat is 'zooming back' in some areas of the country ...

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   Strep throat is easily treatable with a widely used antibiotic called amoxicillin, Stevenson said. "Usually within about 24 hours of starting that antibiotic, the patient's going to feel a whole ...