Medical Definition of configuration. 1  1a: relative arrangement of parts or elementsb: the stable structural makeup of a chemical compound especially with reference to the space relations of the constituent atoms. 2  2: gestalt personality configuration.
Infections with multi-drug resistant E. coli, which is also known as ESBL (extended spectrum beta-lactamase), have been assumed to be a hospital phenomenon.
Abstract. Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is recognized to be among the most difficult antimicrobial-resistant gram-negative bacilli to control and treat. Increasing antimicrobial resistance among Acinetobacter isolates has been documented, although definitions of multidrug resistance vary in the literature.