Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of Anosmia Over Time in Clinically Symptomatic Patients Tested for COVID-19 Infection
Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of Anosmia Over Time in Clinically Symptomatic Patients Tested for COVID-19 Infection
Loss of sense of smell and taste has been anecdotally reported during the covid-19 epidemic.
 The study investigators wanted to describe the prevalence of olfactory and gustatory
 dysfunction and assess the factors associated with positive SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients presenting with COVID-19 related symptoms including: fever, persistent cough,
 fatigue, shortness of breath, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, chest pain, sore throat, loss
 of smell or taste

 -  Subjects in prolonged contact with COVID-19 infected patients.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients directly admitted to the intensive care unit were excluded

 -  Patients opposing use of their health data