Unknown

Dataset Information

0

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

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.

SUBMITTER: Kempker RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7454440 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Json Xml
altmetric image

Publications

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

Kempker Russell R RR   Kempker Jordan A JA   Peters Marcia M   Rebolledo Paulina A PA   Carroll Kelley K   Toomer Linda L   Wang Yun F Wayne YFW   Ray Susan M SM   Hunter Mary M  

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20210401 7

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. ...[more]

Similar Datasets

Unknown Increasing face-mask compliance among healthcare personnel during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
| S-EPMC8144836 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Preparedness of the Healthcare Personnel Against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak: An Audit Cycle
| S-EPMC7517286 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Assessing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission to healthcare personnel: The global ACT-HCP case-control study.
| S-EPMC7542323 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Multisociety statement on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination as a condition of employment for healthcare personnel.
| S-EPMC8376851 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms, patient contacts, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positivity and seropositivity among healthcare personnel in a Maryland healthcare system.
| S-EPMC8438415 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Promoting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination among healthcare personnel: A multifaceted intervention at a tertiary-care center in Japan.
| S-EPMC8319672 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Prevalence and Duration of Acute Loss of Smell or Taste in COVID-19 Patients.
| S-EPMC7211515 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Smell and taste in idiopathic blepharospasm.
| S-EPMC8237775 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Impact of taste and smell training on taste disorders during chemotherapy - TASTE trial.
| S-EPMC6526926 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Tracking COVID-19 using taste and smell loss Google searches is not a reliable strategy.
| S-EPMC7689487 | biostudies-literature