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cord-295940-siy32dj7	Saito, Makoto	Gargle lavage as a safe and sensitive alternative to swab samples to diagnose COVID-19: a case report in Japan	2020-04-02		.txt	text/plain	533	48	66	title: Gargle lavage as a safe and sensitive alternative to swab samples to diagnose COVID-19: a case report in Japan Moreover, the sensitivity for virus detection is low with these swabs; viral load is reportedly higher in sputum samples. 3 Here we report a case in which gargle lavage samples yielded a positive PCR result. Additional gargle lavage samples and oropharyngeal swabs were collected and tested on Days 8 and 9 and found to be positive, with a slightly higher amount of viral genome in the gargle lavage sample (Supplement Figure 3) . For other respiratory pathogens, gargle lavage samples have been reported to be more sensitive than throat swabs. 1 Gargle lavage thus offers a safer and possibly more sensitive alternative or additional option for diagnosing COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients Comparison of gargle samples and throat swab samples for the detection of respiratory pathogens	./cache/cord-295940-siy32dj7.txt	./txt/cord-295940-siy32dj7.txt