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cord-262910-hgmwmrtq	Hornuss, D.	Anosmia in COVID-19 patients	2020-05-03		.txt	text/plain	1229	97	70	Objectives: Coronaviruses (CoVs) have a neuroinvasive propensity, and the frequently reported symptoms of smelling and taste dysfunction in many COVID-19 patients may be related to the respective capability of SARS-CoV2, the cause of the current pandemic. Results: 40% of 45 consecutive hospitalized COVID-19 patients and 0% of 45 uninfected con-trols consenting were diagnosed with anosmia. We conducted a 58 prospective cross-sectional study at the Medical Center -University of Freiburg, Germany in 59 April 2020 comparing the proportion of anosmia in patients with positive PCR result for SARS-60 CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swaps or sputum using Sniffin-sticks in those reporting a loss of smell, 61 in those who did not as well as in uninfected patients and health care workers as controls. Results: We tested 45 consecutive hospitalized COVID-19 patients and 45 uninfected controls 77 (age (median years ± STD) 56 ± 16.9 and 54 ± 18.3, respectively) consenting to the study (ta-78 ble).	./cache/cord-262910-hgmwmrtq.txt	./txt/cord-262910-hgmwmrtq.txt