Strep - capitalized
Posted By: Pugmom on 2009-04-11
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Subject: Strep - capitalized
I always thought Strep was supposed to be capitalized - it's the species, and the subspecies was typed with all small letters.
More and more, I'm seeing Strep typed with a small 's", and it comes up okay in our dictionary with a small "s". Am I incorrect?
Thanks! 
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Subject: group B beta strep - what is capitalized? NM Thx
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Patient is Group B Strep. is this capitalized like this
Subject: Patient is Group B Strep. is this capitalized like this
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Subject: strep
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Subject: Strep
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Subject: strep
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Subject: About Strep
Does anyone know when it's proper to capitalize strep and when not to? I see it both ways in the dictionary. As in "he has a strep throat" or "diagnosed with group B strep," etc.
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strep
Subject: strep
This is from a previous response by MQQA to a similar question.
If he is referring to strep throat, then that would be lower case. A specific type of strep, i.e. group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus is the genus here) would be capitalized.
Always capitalize genus names and their abbreviated forms when accompanied by a species name
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Subject: Strep acholasia
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Subject: Looks like ur right group B beta strep
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Subject: ? for a culture or strep test? (nm)
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Subject: try googling - do you hear beta strep-reactive
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The S, P, and P should be capitalized....nm
Subject: The S, P, and P should be capitalized....nm
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Subject: I would say not capitalized, but I have been known to be
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Subject: I have never capitalized these
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Subject: Not capitalized.
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Subject: Actually, no, not capitalized.
x
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Subject: No, I don't think it should be capitalized.
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Subject: No - not capitalized. nm
x
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Subject: with the 'R' capitalized?
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Subject: Not QA, but some are ALWAYS capitalized.
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Subject: Choice should be capitalized (nm)
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Subject: it is Alaphagan and is capitalized
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Subject: Per Stedman - no it is not capitalized
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I don't think in that case it would be capitalized. NM
Subject: I don't think in that case it would be capitalized. NM
x
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Subject: E:A -- Doppler is always capitalized. I would
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Subject: Aspirin is never capitalized. nm
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