If you were just diagnosed with a serious bacterial disease, which of these would predict the most positive outcome for treatment? The disease was acquired in a
A) hospital, where most of the bacteria are probably already weakened by antibiotics in the environment.
B) livestock barn where the animals have been treated with antibiotics.
C) big city where antibiotics are routinely prescribed by doctors.
D) remote, sparsely populated area where the bacteria have not been exposed to antibiotic drugs.

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In a remote, sparsely populated area where the bacteria have not been exposed to antibiotic drugs, the bacteria are unlikely to have developed resistance to antibiotics. This increases the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment and therefore predicts the most positive outcome for treatment. In the other scenarios, there is a higher likelihood of encountering antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which can make treatment more difficult and have a less positive outcome.

If You Were Just Diagnosed with a Serious Bacterial Disease