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.
Multidrug-Resistant TB (MDR-TB). Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is defined by the WHO as MDR-TB with additional resistance to any fluoroquinolone (FQ) and to at least one of three injectable second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs used in treatment (capreomycin [CPM], kanamycin [KM] or amikacin [AMK]).ultidrug-Resistant TB (MDR-TB). Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is defined by the WHO as MDR-TB with additional resistance to any fluoroquinolone (FQ) and to at least one of three injectable second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs used in treatment (capreomycin [CPM], kanamycin [KM] or amikacin [AMK]).