Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2025; 27(3):390-394
Objective. To determine prevalence of M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae in patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the autumn-winter period 2022–2023 in the Smolensk region.
Materials and Methods. The study involved 53 patients with exacerbation of COPD who applied to the State Medical Institution «KB No. 1» in Smolensk for medical help. The clinical material for the study was a scrape from the posterior wall of the pharynx.