"I Can Taste It, But Sometimes It's Disgusting" Cross-sectional Study on the Influence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Both Acute and Postinfection, in Comparison to Other Respiratory Infections on Taste and Smell Perception

BACKGROUND: Subjective smell and taste disorders were frequently reported during and after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (SCI), but mostly investigated by interviews/questionnaires. METHODS: We examined from 07/2021 to 10/2022 objective (U-Sniff/Taste Strips) and subjective (questionnaire-based) impairment in children with (1) acute SCI (AC; n = 30) and other upper respiratory tract infection (n = 34), (2) children with (PI+; n = 28)/without (PI-; n = 13) remaining symptoms

• Mallon, C.
• Brinkmann, F.
• Schlegtendal, A.
• Maier, C.
• Lücke, T.
• Hoffmann, A. T.