Loss of Smell and Taste Among Healthcare Personnel Screened for Coronavirus 2019

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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.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 72(2021), 7 vom: 08. Apr., Seite 1244-1246

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kempker, Russell R [VerfasserIn]
Kempker, Jordan A [VerfasserIn]
Peters, Marcia [VerfasserIn]
Rebolledo, Paulina A [VerfasserIn]
Carroll, Kelley [VerfasserIn]
Toomer, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yun F Wayne [VerfasserIn]
Ray, Susan M [VerfasserIn]
Hunter, Mary [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Healthcare personnel
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2
Screening
Smell

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.04.2021

Date Revised 09.11.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciaa877

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313189986