Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Distinct Airway Microbiome States in Mycoplasma pneumoniae: Positive and Negative COPD Exacerbations in Elderly Patients

Xuejun Zhang, Jinrui Gu, Xuejin Li, Zexiu Wang, Mingyue Su, Hanlin Ma, Menghua Li, Xuequan He, Liwen Dong & Guiling Li · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is frequently complicated by infection-associated exacerbations, but how Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) shapes airway microbial ecology in this setting is unclear. Methods: In a single-center cross-sectional study, we enrolled...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i11691

Bacterial Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Assiut University Hospitals, Upper Egypt; a One-year Prospective Study

Mona Sallam Embarek Mohamed, Mohamed Ahmed El-Mokhtar & Alaa Thabet Hassan · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

The majority of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations are caused by infections of the tracheobronchial tree. Previous data on bacterial exacerbations of COPD in Upper Egypt are limited. Hence, this study was conducted for the identification of the causative bacteria...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16317