Rapid Strep Throat Test: Symptoms and When to Get Seen on the Gulf Coast

A mother checks her school-age daughter's forehead for fever at home with a sore throat

A Vancleave mom checks her feverish daughter at home A rapid strep throat test is a quick throat swab that checks for group A Streptococcus, the bacteria behind strep throat. At our Vancleave walk-in clinic on Hwy 57, the swab takes seconds and results are ready in about 20 minutes, all in one visit. It […]