The role of self-reported olfactory and gustatory dysfunction as a screening criterion for suspected COVID-19

Affiliations

¹ Singhealth Infectious Diseases Residency, Singapore, Singapore. ian.wee@mohh.com.sg.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore. ian.wee@mohh.com.sg.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

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Liang En Wee et al. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;277(8):2389-2390.

doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-05999-5. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

¹ Singhealth Infectious Diseases Residency, Singapore, Singapore. ian.wee@mohh.com.sg.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore. ian.wee@mohh.com.sg.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

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Keywords: Ageusia; Anosmia; COVID-19.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions as a clinical presentation of mild-to-moderate forms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a multicenter European study.
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