Publication date: Dec 23, 2025
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. 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 ≥12 weeks after SCI and (3) as control 18 noninfected children. Children with acute infections were examined blinded regarding the results of their SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction. Statistics: X^2, F test, Kruskal-Wallis, P
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Coronavirus | airway infection |
| Postinfection | children |
| Severe | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Taste | taste disturbance |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | SARS-CoV-2 Infections |
| disease | MESH | Respiratory Infections |
| disease | MESH | taste disorders |
| disease | MESH | severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| disease | MESH | infection |
| disease | MESH | hyposmia |
| disease | MESH | hypogeusia |