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. 2020 May 26;323(20):2089-2090.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.6771.

Alterations in Smell or Taste in Mildly Symptomatic Outpatients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Giacomo Spinato  1 , Cristoforo Fabbris  1 , Jerry Polesel  2 , Diego Cazzador  3 , Daniele Borsetto  4 , Claire Hopkins  4 , Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo  1
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Alterations in Smell or Taste in Mildly Symptomatic Outpatients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Giacomo Spinato et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study reports on the prevalence, intensity, and timing of an altered sense of smell or taste in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infections.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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