Clinical characteristics and pathogen spectra of parasitic infections in a tertiary hospital of Shanghai: A 13-year retrospective study by Jinming Zhang, Jinming Zhang, Jing Xu, Weiliang Tang, Weiliang Tang, Ruidong Mo, Ruidong Mo, Dabao Shang, Dabao Shang, Jie Lu, Jie Lu, Ziqiang Li, Ziqiang Li, Xiaolin Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Dongmei Shi, Dongmei Shi, Qing Xie, Qing Xie, Xiaogang Xiang, Xiaogang Xiang

“…Over the 13 years, the number of patients peaked in 2021 and food-born parasites (FBPs) were the primary species. During the most recent 5 years, Clonorchis sinensis, replacing Paragonimus westermani, has become the primary parasite detected among the patients, consistent with the observation that eating uncooked fish has turned into the most common route of transmission. …”
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