Presence of gustatory and olfactory dysfunction in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The unexpected outbreak of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused more than 49 million cases and an estimated 2,000,000 associated deaths worldwide. In Germany, there are currently more than 2,000,000 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases including 51,800 deaths. However, regional differences also became apparent and with the second wave of infections, the detailed characterization of COVID-19 patients is crucial to early diagnosis and disruption of chains of infections.

Methods

Handing out detailed questionnaires to all individuals tested for COVID-19, we evaluated the clinical characteristics of negative and positive tested individuals. Expression of symptoms, symptom duration and association betwee

SUBMITTER: Kusnik A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8234756 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature