By Ethan Covey
A drug-resistant strain of the deadly environmental mold Aspergillus fumigatus is emerging in the United States, according to a new study.
According to the CDC, the strain, which is resistant to all commonly used triazole medications, has been caused by exposure to agricultural and environmental fungicide use (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67[38]:1064-1067).
“While these pan-resistant strains have risen to become dominant among all resistant isolates in some countries, they