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The TRI-COMBO<\/jats:italic> diagnosed 57 positive samples and 52 (91%) had a correlating positive result in an individual assay, giving a kappa coefficient of 0.90. Giardia<\/jats:italic> spp., E. histolytica<\/jats:italic>, and Cryptosporidium<\/jats:italic> spp. were detected in 52 (8.4%), 2 (0.3%), and 3 (0.5%) samples, respectively. Twenty-three (40%) samples positive by ELISA for Giardia<\/jats:italic> spp. were identified by microscopy. 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