streptococcal
- a word derived from streptococcus.
Example Sentences
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The researchers also found that other streptococcal species were virtually absent from the tooth.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
Using antibiotics to prevent streptococcal outbreaks is a well-established, evidence-based public health practice that’s also used by other branches of the armed services, said Lt.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2024
Two of the most severe but rare forms of iGAS are necrotising fasciitis, also known as the "flesh-eating disease", and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome which can cause low blood pressure and damage to organs.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2022
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory on the recent increase in pediatric invasive Group A streptococcal infections, otherwise known as iGAS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
We had lobar pneumonia, meningococcal meningitis, streptococcal infections, diphtheria, endocarditis, enteric fevers, various septicemias, syphilis, and, always, everywhere, tuberculosis.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
