Smell and taste symptom-based predictive model for COVID-19 diagnosis.
Lauren T RolandJose G GurrolaPatricia A LoftusSteven W CheungJolie L ChangPublished in: International forum of allergy & rhinology (2020)
Smell or taste change is a strong predictor for a COVID-19-positive test result. Using the presence of smell or taste change with fever, this parsimonious classifier correctly predicts 75% of COVID-19 test results. A larger cohort of respondents will be necessary to refine classifier performance.