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MRSA question - Haylee
Posted: Sep 25, 2010
Is the "M" capitalized in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus????
Nope... - no1joe
[ In Reply To ..]Only if it's the first word in the sentence. Methicillin is generic, so it's not capped unless it's because the sentence starts with the word. : )
No - txript
[ In Reply To ..]No. It's a generic form of penicillin, as is almost anything -cillin.
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