Rationale Due to the cluster and associated comorbidities in residents of long-term care
facilities (LTCFs), COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality are significantly increased. …

Epithelial cells line the lung mucosal surface and are the first line of defense against toxic
exposures to environmental insults, and their integrity is critical to lung health. An early finding …

The airway epithelium is subjected to insults such as cigarette smoke (CS), a primary cause
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and serves as an excellent model to study …

Importance Patients in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are at a high-risk of contracting
COVID-19 due to advanced age and multiple comorbidities. Without effective treatments, …

Importance Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks are frequent occurrences in
nursing homes and long-term care facilities (LTCFs), resulting in subsequent hospitalization …

Epithelial surfaces lining the lung serve as the primary environmental gaseous interface,
and are subject to common life-limiting diseases, including COPD (Chronic Obstructive …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a devastating lung disease, characterized
by a progressive decline in lung function, alveolar loss (emphysema), and airflow limitation …

Cellular plasticity is generally defined as the ability of a cell to adapt in response to stimuli.
The airway epithelium is subjected to chronic environmental insults and therefore serves as …

It has been suggested that MRSA bacteremia is associated with a higher mortality rate than
MSSA bacteremia, perhaps due to decreased effectiveness of antibiotics. However, to our …

In 2019, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported
in Wuhan, China, affecting the population all over the globe. This ongoing pandemic is …