How to Use streptococcal in a Sentence

streptococcal

adjective
  • Human mouths are dominated by streptococcal bacteria, which are good at eating sugars.
    — Erika Engelhaupt, National Geographic, 24 Oct. 2017
  • It had been thought streptococcal infections — the cause of strep throat — might be a trigger for some people who are genetically vulnerable to developing narcolepsy.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 5 July 2018
  • Other early symptoms can include fever, severe pain and a red, warm, or swollen area of skin that spreads quickly in the case of flesh-eating disease, and fever, chills, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.
    — Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Fleming recounted a moving story involving a patient with a streptococcal throat infection who didn't take enough penicillin, passed it on to his wife, leading to her death from the newly antibiotic-resistant strain.
    — Ariana Eunjung Cha, chicagotribune.com, 28 July 2017
  • 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
  • Two common infectious triggers include streptococcal and staphylococcus infections, says Golant.
    — Jillian Krame, Glamour, 20 July 2021
  • Medical professionals are required to report cases of invasive Group A streptococcal disease to public health officers in order to prevent the spread of infection.
    — Iliana Magra, New York Times, 26 June 2019
  • Did Johnny have straightforward recurrent streptococcal infections, a common and treatable infectious process that has afflicted children for generations?
    — Christopher Hartnick, STAT, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Streptococcus pyogenes, a spherical bacteria that typically grows in long chains, can cause minor infections like impetigo to potentially deadly diseases like streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.
    — Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
  • 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
  • Doctors determined that Hubley was infected with group A streptococcal bacteria, according to the Washington Post, which likely triggered her case of necrotizing fasciitis.
    — Amanda MacMillan, PEOPLE.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • There's a vaccine designed to protect people over 65 from pneumonia-causing streptococcal bacteria, but many other bacteria, from Staphylococcus to Mycoplasma pneumoniae, can cause pneumonia.
    — NBC News, 7 May 2018
  • Michael had been diagnosed with ADHD and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, or PANDAS, a disorder that can cause intense anxiety and mood swings.
    — Charles Bell, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
  • According to the Cleveland Clinic, PANDAS, or pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections, refers to a group of symptoms — such as tics and obsessive-compulsive behavior — that is thought to affect kids who've had strep infections.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025

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