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The aim of this systematic review was to estimate the overall prevalence of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content>\/<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ABPA<\/jats:styled-content> in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CF<\/jats:styled-content>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We searched the PubMed and EmBase databases for studies reporting the prevalence of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content>\/<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ABPA<\/jats:styled-content> in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CF<\/jats:styled-content>. We calculated the proportion with 95% confidence interval (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>) to assess the prevalence of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ABPA<\/jats:styled-content> in the individual studies and then pooled the results using a random effects model. Statistical heterogeneity was assessed using the <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> test while publication bias was assessed using both graphical and statistical methods.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our search yielded 64 eligible studies. The pooled prevalence of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> was 39.1% (95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>: 33.3\u201345.1) and was higher with skin test compared to specific IgE (43.8% vs. 32.8%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.002); however, the prevalence did not vary with the type of skin test used (intradermal or percutaneous). The prevalence of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ABPA<\/jats:styled-content> was 8.9% (95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>: 7.4\u201310.7) and was higher in adults as compared to children (10.1% vs. 8.9%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.0001). There was a wide variation in the criteria used for diagnosing <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ABPA<\/jats:styled-content>. Almost 50% (12\/23) of the publications after 2004 used criteria other than the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CF<\/jats:styled-content> foundation criteria for diagnosing <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ABPA<\/jats:styled-content>. There was significant statistical heterogeneity and evidence of publication bias.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>There is a high prevalence of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AS<\/jats:styled-content> and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ABPA<\/jats:styled-content> in patients with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CF<\/jats:styled-content>. 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