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Hawkins noted that Crain had strep and a urinary tract infection, wrote up a prescription and discharged her.
—Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Scratching chickenpox blisters can allow bacteria like staph or strep to enter the skin.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
Laboratory research shows ginger has higher antibacterial effects than antibiotics against the bacteria that cause strep throat.9 Some chew on fresh ginger root or add it to hot water to ease a sore throat.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024
Parks, 27, a special education teacher in Springfield, Illinois, was about 18 weeks pregnant and had been feeling very sick with a fever for days, but tests for Covid and strep came back negative.
—Anne Thompson, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
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First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
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“Strep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strep. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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