Loss of Taste and Smell as Distinguishing Symptoms of COVID-19
View ORCID ProfilePatrick Dawson, Elizabeth M. Rabold, Rebecca L. Laws, Erin E. Conners, Radhika Gharpure, Sherry Yin, Sean Buono, Trivikram Dasu, Sanjib Bhattacharyya, Ryan P. Westergaard, Ian W. Pray, Dongni Ye, Scott A. Nabity, Jacqueline E. Tate, Hannah L. Kirking
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.13.20101006
Abstract
Olfactory and taste dysfunctions have emerged as symptoms of COVID-19. Among individuals with COVID-19 enrolled in a household study, loss of taste and/or smell was the fourth most commonly reported symptom (26/42; 62%), and among household contacts, it had the highest positive predictive value (83%; 95% CI: 55-95%) for COVID-19. These findings support consideration of loss of taste and/or smell in possible case identification and testing prioritization for COVID-19.
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