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Observational studyThe Journal of international medical research2022

Testing for anosmia and ageusia in patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 in Saudi Arabia.

Osama Y Kentab, Ahmad A Al Ibrahim, Khaled R Soliman, Marzooqah Alanazi, Ahmed Alsunaid, Abdalmohsen Ababtain, Abdulaziz I Alresseeni, Abdulaziz Algarni, Khlalid Aljohani, Muna Aljahany

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Observational study in The Journal of international medical research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Osama Y KentabEmergency Department, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4987-2817
Ahmad A Al IbrahimEmergency Department, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0313-822X
Khaled R SolimanEmergency Department, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5434-3653
Marzooqah AlanaziPrince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed AlsunaidEmergency Department, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdalmohsen AbabtainEmergency Department, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz I AlresseeniEmergency Department, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz AlgarniEmergency Department, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Khlalid AljohaniEmergency Department, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Muna AljahanyClinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1120-9331
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SAPrince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study investigated the role of objective olfactory dysfunction (OD) and gustatory dysfunction (GD) testing among patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who presented with respiratory symptoms.

methodsA prospective, blinded, observational study was conducted in the emergency units of two tertiary hospitals. Participants were asked to identify scents in the pocket smell test (PST) and flavors in four different solutions in the gustatory dysfunction test (GDT). We assessed the level of agreement between objective findings and self-reported symptoms. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of chemosensory dysfunction for diagnosing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

resultsOf 250 participants, 74 (29.6%) were SARS-CoV-2-positive. There was slight agreement between self-reported symptoms and objective findings (kappa = 0.13 and 0.10 for OD and GD, respectively). OD assessed by the PST was independently associated with COVID-19 (adjusted odds ratio = 1.89, 95% confidence interval, 1.04-3.46). This association was stronger when OD was combined with objective GD, cough, and fever (adjusted odds ratio = 7.33, 95% confidence interval, 1.17-45.84).

conclusionsNeither the PST nor GDT alone are useful screening tools for COVID-19. However, a diagnostic scale based on objective OD, GD, fever, and cough may help triage patients with suspected COVID-19.

Indexed as

AgeusiaCOVID-19Olfaction DisordersAnosmiaCoughEmergency Service, HospitalFeverHumansProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Saudi ArabiaTaste DisordersageusiaanosmiaCoronavirus disease 2019diagnostic accuracyolfactory disordertaste

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