Ethyl alcohol threshold test: a fast, reliable and affordable olfactory Assessment tool for COVID-19 patients.
Christian Calvo-HenríquezByron Maldonado-AlvaradoCarlos-Miguel Chiesa-EstombaIrene Rivero FernándezMarta Sanz-RodriguezIthzel María VillarrealMiguel Rodriguez-IglesiasFranklin Mariño-SánchezAlejandro Rivero-de-AguilarJérôme René LechienGabriel Martínez-CapoccioniSven SaussezRobson CapassoPetros D KarkosValentin Alexander SchrieverCarlos Martin-MartinIsam AlobidAlfonso Santamaría-GadeaClaudio FragolaMiguel Mayo-YáñezHugo Pérez-FreixoElisabeth Ninchritz-BecerraMaría Soriano-ReixachElisabeth Mondragon-RezolaMaria Del Mar Martínez Ruiz-CoelloRaimundo Andrés NavarroAlfredo García-FernándezÁlvaro Marchan-LópezPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)
The olfactory loss assessed with the alcohol threshold test has shown high sensitivity and odds ratio in both patients with confirmed COVID-19 illness and participants with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection.