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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clin Infect Dis
. 2020 Jun 28;ciaa877.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa877. Online ahead of print.
Loss of Smell and Taste Among Healthcare Personnel Screened for Coronavirus 2019
Russell R Kempker[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jordan A Kempker[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marcia Peters[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Paulina A Rebolledo[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Kelley Carroll[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Linda Toomer[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yun F Wayne Wang[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Susan M Ray[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Mary Hunter[SUP] 3 6 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Among 283 symptomatic healthcare personnel (HCP) tested for SARS-CoV-2, 51 (18%) were positive. Among those 51 HCP, self reported loss of smell and taste were present in 51% and 52.9%, respectively, with either present in 60.8%. These symptoms had high specificity (93% each, 96% for either) for a positive SARS-CoV-2 test.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; healthcare personnel; screening; smell.
. 2020 Jun 28;ciaa877.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa877. Online ahead of print.
Loss of Smell and Taste Among Healthcare Personnel Screened for Coronavirus 2019
Russell R Kempker[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jordan A Kempker[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marcia Peters[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Paulina A Rebolledo[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Kelley Carroll[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Linda Toomer[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yun F Wayne Wang[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Susan M Ray[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Mary Hunter[SUP] 3 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32743642
- DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa877
Abstract
Among 283 symptomatic healthcare personnel (HCP) tested for SARS-CoV-2, 51 (18%) were positive. Among those 51 HCP, self reported loss of smell and taste were present in 51% and 52.9%, respectively, with either present in 60.8%. These symptoms had high specificity (93% each, 96% for either) for a positive SARS-CoV-2 test.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; healthcare personnel; screening; smell.