Scientists have discovered that 25 percent of all nursing home patients have dangerous bacteria in their bodies, according to an article on the Live Trading News website.

A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control found that these patients have colonies of multidrug-resistant bacteria that can easily grow into a full-blown infection.

Infection control protocols are key to preventing the spread of drug-resistant bacteria, and these plans should always be up-to-date.

Many nursing homes are old and have poor ventilation, which increases the problems. Plus, because of lockdowns, house cleaning and laundry of bed coverings are often not done on a daily basis .

For instance, state inspectors found that 64 nursing homes in Maryland failed to take sufficient infection control measures to protect residents from the coronavirus, according to an article.on the Baltimore Sun website.

Ten have faced significant fines based on the inspection surveys, from $70,000 to $380,000.

An additional 13 homes did not complete mandatory testing and faced resulting fines ranging from $4,000 to $20,000, according to records.

Read the full Live Trading News article.