id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-349912-em1abdrg Meng, Xiangming COVID-19 and anosmia: A review based on up-to-date knowledge 2020-06-02 .txt text/plain 1517 111 57 Multiple cross-sectional studies have demonstrated that the incidence rate of Olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19 patients varies from 33.9–68% with female dominance. Clinical evidence has shown that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be transmitted by person-to-person [1] . Furthermore, SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the tears of COVID-19 patient and can cause nasal infection via the nasolacrimal duct [17, 18] . performed the olfactory function test (OFT)of 60 SARS-CoV-2 positive patients and took 60 subjects from previous studies as a control group matching the age and gender of the patient's group [35] . Another investigation, using a self-reported questionnaire, analyzed the prevalence of smell and/or taste disorders in J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f 8 OFT has been the mainstay for diagnosis of OD; however, the patients in most studies were untested by OFT. ./cache/cord-349912-em1abdrg.txt ./txt/cord-349912-em1abdrg.txt