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Doctors also screen for Group B strep, which can pass from mom to baby in the birth canal and lead to serious infection in the newborn.—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 In 1937, the Massengill Drug Company marketed the new over-the-counter antibacterial drug to treat strep infections.—Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026 If the severe throat pain symptoms are explained by a positive strep test, a patient starts antibiotics.—Eva Flowe
april 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026 Because of that variance, Lye tests for strep even when there isn't a sore throat.—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strep