High prevalence of triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus sensu stricto in an Argentinean cohort of patients with cystic fibrosis.

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in Latin America reporting azole-resistant A. fumigatus strains recovered from respiratory secretions of CF patients. Noteworthy, the prevalence of azole resistance in A. fumigatus sensu stricto in the studied Argentinean CF population is alarmingly high.