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 are used to cure early Lyme disease and to greatly reduce the risk of future complications. Antibiotics may also be used in the later stages of Lyme disease, when additional symptoms involving the skin, joints, nervous system, or heart may develop. The type of antibiotic prescribed depends on your age, symptoms, any antibiotic allergies you may have, and the stage of Lyme disease. These medicines may be taken orally, as an injection, or through a vein (intravenous, or IV).