If you see your doctor for a sore throat, they’ll likely use a rapid strep test to diagnose your condition. ... If your results are positive, you may have saved yourself a trip to the doctor.

"A rapid strep test can be resulted in minutes," Dr. Moffitt says, "If this is negative, sometimes a throat swab will be tested by culture to see if the bacteria that causes strep throat grows.

A rapid strep test can give results within minutes, Rajapakse says, and is the only test needed if someone tests positive for strep throat. But if rapid test results come back negative for strep ...

Checkable Medical has created an at-home strep test to provide a diagnosis in minutes. Trials are being conducted at Tribe Clinical Research in Greenville.

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Lindsey Elias, a nurse practitioner at MyMichigan Health, explains all you need to know about strep throat. Midland Daily News Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo. Skip to main content. Subscribe.