phlegmatic adjective. âº A phlegmatic âperson does not usually get âemotional or âexcited about things: As a âfootball âplayer, his âgreat âasset was his âcalm, phlegmatic âmanner. (Definition of phlegmatic from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) is now accepted as standard care in most communities. Antibiotic therapy may be given at home, in an office-based setting, or through a hospital-based infusion program. OPAT offers several advantages to patients, health care providers, and insurers.
Antibiotics effective against MRSA can be given by IV, oral, or a combination of both and depends on the specific circumstances and patient characteristics. The use of concurrent treatment with vancomycin other beta-lactam agents may have a synergistic effect.