Statcare is an Urgent Care walk in facility in Hicksville, Long Island.

You do not need an appointment. Just bring your child

in and get seen right away!

Statcare is open all 7 days.

Statcare is staffed by experienced Emergency Room Providers.

We treat both adults and children of all pediatric age groups.

Statcare is in-network as an urgent care with all major plans

(HIP, GHI, Emblem Health, Aetna, Blue Cross

Blue Shield, Oxford, United etc.)

Strep. throat FAQ's

1. Strep. Throats and Rapid Strep. Test - An overview
2. Symptoms
3. How long will it take to diagnose my child's Strep. throat?
4. How does sore throat caused by Strep. spread? 
5. Strep. Throat or just a Sore Throat? 

At Statcare urgent care, we can diagnose your Streptococcal throat infection by a Rapid Strep. test which takes about 3 minutes to yield a result. You do not need an appointment.  Just walk in! We are open 7 days a week. 

Strep. Throats and Rapid Strep. Test - An overview
Strep. throat is a common problem that we see at Statcare Urgent Care.  Unlike your pediatrician or your primary care physician, Statcare's emergency care specialists see and treat far more cases of Strep. throats with positive Strep. tests than regular medical practices. 

We see Strep. throats not just in the pediatric age group but also in adults and the elderly (yes, esp. after all those holiday hugs from grandkids!). We pick up a lot of cases in adults who mistakenly believed they couldn't possibly get Strep. throat because they had their tonsils removed in childhood.  Also, because our urgent care is open at odd hours and on weekends and holidays, and we do more Strep. tests on school children than most regular medical practices, we get to see patients with positive Strep. tests with all kinds of variations - patients  that were partially treated with antibiotics, incompletely treated with antibiotics or are now complicated with tonsillitis (antibiotic resistance) as well as on occasion patients that have a threatened airway!

Symptoms

Symptoms of strep. throat in children and adults include

• fever
• swollen glands and sore throat in adults
• throat pain, and red, swollen tonsils in pediatric age groups
• fever
• headache
• painful swallowing, throat "hurts" and a stomach ache esp. in children
• general tiredness and a loss of appetite

Diagnosis of Streptococcal throat infection with Rapid Strep. Test

How long will it take to diagnose my child's Strep. throat?

When you walk in, our staff will triage you. Let them know you or your child is here for a sore throat / strep. throat. It only takes 3 minutes for us to diagnose pediatric Strep. throat in our Urgent Care.

It's that fast!

The Strep. test if positive will need treatment with antibiotics in both adults and children. With proper antibiotics and plenty of rest and fluids — a child can return to school or play within a few days of the diagnosis of Strep. throat

How does sore throat caused by Strep. spread? 
Strep. infection of the throat is a contagious disease in children and adults.  The bacteria that cause strep throat (group A streptococcus) in children tend to reside in the nose and throat, so a normal activity like sneezing, coughing, or shaking hands will easily spread this infection from one child to another. 

Poor hand washing is therefore one of the reasons why children tend to get strep. throat infections more commonly than adults. To prevent the spread of strep. throat to others, keep the child's eating utensils, dishes, and glasses separate.  Wash them in hot, soapy water and do not allow sharing of food, drinks or towels with other family members. 

Don't forget to change the toothbrush! Make sure your child covers his or her mouth and nose while sneezing or coughing to prevent others from getting the infection via droplets.

After taking antibiotic treatment for about 24 hours you or your child won't be contagious and by the second or third day after taking treatment with antibiotics, other symptoms should start to subside. 

However, a full course of antibiotic treatment still needs to be completed or else the Strep. infection will relapse or lead to complications.

Strep. Throat or just a Sore Throat? 
Not all sore throats are caused by streptococci or get diagnosed by a Rapid Strep Test or need antibiotics. Many sore throats and throat infections are caused by other bacteria and viruses that do not need antibiotic treatment or will not respond to treatment with antibiotics.

Strep. or Streptococcal infection: Infections caused by Streptococci; bacteria that belong to Streptococcus family.

Rapid Strep Test: An accurate and reliable 3 min. in-office test used to diagnose Streptococcal throat infections.