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cord-345603-mirsz6m8	Wehrhahn, Michael C.	Self-collection: an appropriate alternative during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	2020-05-04		.txt	text/plain	2345	125	57	Self-collected swabs in the community for SARS-CoV-2, the agent of COVID-19, and for other respiratory viruses offers potential significant benefit in the current pandemic by J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f reducing requirement for PPE, limiting exposure of patients and staff to infection, increased convenience and access for patients and timeliness of a sample receipt. 9 Recent reports on SARS-CoV-2 in respiratory specimens indicate early high viral loads in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients in a variety of clinical specimens including nasal and throat swabs, sputum and saliva samples. The aim of this study was to compare prospectively the performance of HC with separate SC nasal (SCN) and throat swabs (SCT) and the combination of the two (SCNT) for respiratory viruses including SARS-CoV-2.	./cache/cord-345603-mirsz6m8.txt	./txt/cord-345603-mirsz6m8.txt