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The study identified 42 (21%)<jats:italic>Cryptosporidium<\/jats:italic>, 36 (18%)<jats:italic>V. cholerae<\/jats:italic>, 17 (9%)<jats:italic>Salmonellla<\/jats:italic>, 12 (6%)<jats:italic>Isospora<\/jats:italic>, six (3%) helminths, five (3%)<jats:italic>Shigella<\/jats:italic>, one (1%)<jats:italic>Cyclospora<\/jats:italic>, one (1%) other protozoan, and 0%<jats:italic>V. parahaemolyticus<\/jats:italic>cases. Co-infection was present in 21 patients.<jats:italic>Cryptosporidium<\/jats:italic>was detected in 17 (81%) of co-infected patients. Our findings highlighted the relatively high proportion of patients in this population with<jats:italic>Cryptosporidium<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>Isospora<\/jats:italic>and suggest that further study be undertaken to determine the utility of broader use of diagnostic testing for coccidian parasites in India. 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