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. 2020 Jul 17;10(9):1113–1115. doi: 10.1002/alr.22650

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(A) Forest plot of sensitivity and specificity of alteration of sense of smell and/or taste in COVID‐19. Each study's sensitivity and specificity are presented as a black square, with size inversely proportional to standard error. The horizontal bar represents the 95% confidence interval. Rhombus represents the pooled sensitivity and specificity. (B) Funnel plot presents publication bias. (C) Simulation of positive and negative predictive values as a function of prevalence of COVID‐19, calculated using pooled sensitivity and specificity. CI = confidence interval; COVID‐19 = coronavirus disease‐2019; Se = sensitivity; Sp = specificity.