streptococcal
adjective
strep·to·coc·cal
ˌstrep-tə-ˈkä-kəl 
variants
or less commonly streptococcic
ˌstrep-tə-ˈkä-kik
-ˈkäk-sik
: of, relating to, caused by, or being streptococci
a streptococcal sore throat
streptococcal organisms
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A record number of cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) in Japan this year has focused attention on the rare and potentially deadly bacterial infection.
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Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
As of June 2, Japan’s Health Ministry had recorded 977 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which has a mortality rate of up to 30%.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 17 June 2024
Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) reached 977 this year by June 2, higher than the record 941 cases reported for all of last year, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, which has been tracking incidences of the disease since 1999.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 June 2024
The parents of a 14-year-old boy in Tennessee made the difficult decision to amputate their son's hands and feet in order to save his life, following a diagnosis of pneumonia and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome that sent him into cardiac arrest.
—Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
After elixir of sulfanilamide, a drug used to treat streptococcal infections, killed 107 people in 1937, Congress created the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Apr. 2023
Invasive strep can trigger skin infections like flesh-eating disease, lower airway infections like pneumonia, or streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, an immune reaction that can lead to organ failure.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2023
The analysis focused on the same diagnoses as those examined in the Hawaii study: asthma with exacerbation, acute bronchitis, acute sinusitis, acute pharyngitis including streptococcal pharyngitis, acute conjunctivitis, cough, headache, all pneumonias, and other acute airway problems.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2021
Analysis of streptococcal CRISPRs from human saliva reveals substantial sequence diversity within and between subjects over time.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2010
Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
As of June 2, Japan’s Health Ministry had recorded 977 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which has a mortality rate of up to 30%.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 17 June 2024
Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) reached 977 this year by June 2, higher than the record 941 cases reported for all of last year, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, which has been tracking incidences of the disease since 1999.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 June 2024
The parents of a 14-year-old boy in Tennessee made the difficult decision to amputate their son's hands and feet in order to save his life, following a diagnosis of pneumonia and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome that sent him into cardiac arrest.
—Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
After elixir of sulfanilamide, a drug used to treat streptococcal infections, killed 107 people in 1937, Congress created the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Apr. 2023
Invasive strep can trigger skin infections like flesh-eating disease, lower airway infections like pneumonia, or streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, an immune reaction that can lead to organ failure.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2023
The analysis focused on the same diagnoses as those examined in the Hawaii study: asthma with exacerbation, acute bronchitis, acute sinusitis, acute pharyngitis including streptococcal pharyngitis, acute conjunctivitis, cough, headache, all pneumonias, and other acute airway problems.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2021
Analysis of streptococcal CRISPRs from human saliva reveals substantial sequence diversity within and between subjects over time.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2010
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streptococcal
adjective
strep·to·coc·cal
ˌstrep-tə-ˈkäk-əl
variants
also streptococcic
: of, relating to, caused by, or being streptococci
a streptococcal sore throat
streptococcal organisms
streptococcal gingivitis
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