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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	2348	84	48	CONCLUSIONS: Self-collection of throat and nasal swabs offers a reliable alternative to health worker collection for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses and provides patients with easier access to testing, reduces exposure of the community and health workers to those being tested and reduces requirement for PPE. When Ct values for COVID-19 cases were compared by collection method (Figure 1) , mean E-gene Ct did not differ between HC and SCNT or SCN (p=0·236, 0·083, against α'=0·0083) but was significantly higher in SCT compared with HC (β=7·31, p<0·001).	cache/cord-345603-mirsz6m8.txt	txt/cord-345603-mirsz6m8.txt
