If you’re not sure if you have strep throat, visit your doctor for a throat culture test. That's the only way to know for sure. Strep comes on fast. You may go to bed feeling fine and wake up sick.

It’s that time of year again – no, not the countdown to Christmas, but the season of sore throats. The symptoms are all too ...

QuStick Strep A kits use a simple dip stick format. Each kit includes individually pouched test strips, reagent A and B, positive and negative external controls, polyester throat swabs ...

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If symptoms of strep are identified, your doctor might swab your tonsils and throat for a fluid sample to test for strep. Darzynkiewicz says doctors usually swab your throat twice. That's because ...

While a sore throat can be a side effect of many other illnesses, it's the most telling symptom of strep throat - contributing ... a throat culture or rapid test "is needed to confirm it," says ...

A severe sore throat may be an indication of possible strep throat, a bacterial infection. Individuals who develop strep throat often have high fevers or pus on the tonsils; however, Ongkasuwan said ...

Health officials say parents should be aware of an infection called strep A, after children in the UK died from it. Since Covid restrictions eased, there are more opportunities for infections like ...

A throat culture will tell you whether you have the infection. It's essential to treat strep throat if you have it. Late complications include damage to the kidneys and heart valves. Antibiotics ...

You wake up with a burning feeling in your throat, and it hurts to swallow ... So before you head to the doctor, give yourself a quick strep test. For WebMD, I'm Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy.