Ethyl alcohol threshold test: a fast, reliable and affordable olfactory Assessment tool for COVID-19 patients.
Τίτλος | Ethyl alcohol threshold test: a fast, reliable and affordable olfactory Assessment tool for COVID-19 patients. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Authors | Calvo-Henriquez, C., Maldonado-Alvarado B., Chiesa-Estomba C., Rivero-Fernández I., Sanz-Rodriguez M., Villarreal I. María, Rodriguez-Iglesias M., Mariño-Sánchez F., Rivero-de-Aguilar A., Lechien J. R., Martínez-Capoccioni G., Saussez S., Capasso R., Karkos P. D., Schriever V., Martin-Martin C., Alobid I., Santamaría-Gadea A., Fragola C., Mayo-Yánez M., Pérez-Freixo H., Ninchritz-Becerra E., Soriano-Reixach M., Mondragon-Rezola E., Ruiz-Coello M. Del Mar Ma, Navarro R. Andrés, García-Fernández A., & Marchan-López Á. |
Journal | Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol |
Date Published | 2020 Jun 24 |
ISSN | 1434-4726 |
Abstract | OBJECTIVE: COVID-19 patients may present mild symptoms. The identification of paucisymptomatic patients is paramount in order to interrupt the transmission chain of the virus. Olfactory loss could be one of those early symptoms which might help in the diagnosis of COVID-19 patients. In this study, we aim to develop and validate a fast, inexpensive, reliable and easy-to-perform olfactory test for the screening of suspected COVID-19 patients. |
DOI | 10.1007/s00405-020-06131-3 |
Alternate Journal | Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol |
PubMed ID | 32583183 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC7312102 |