Resuming professional football (soccer) during the COVID-19 pandemic in a country with high infection rates: a prospective cohort study.
Br J Sports Med
; 55(19): 1092-1098, 2021 Oct.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1085265
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The risk of viral transmission associated with contact sports such as football (soccer) during the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown. The aim of this study was to describe the infective and immune status of professional football players, team staff and league officials over a truncated football season resumed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in a country with high infection rates and to investigate the clinical symptoms related to COVID-19 infection in professional football players.METHODS:
Prospective cohort study of 1337 football players, staff and officials during a truncated football season (9 weeks) with a tailored infection control programme based on preventive measures and regular SARS-CoV-2 PCR swab testing (every 3-5 days) combined with serology testing for immunity (every 4 weeks). Clinical symptoms in positive participants were recorded using a 26-item, Likert-Scale-based scoring system.RESULTS:
During the study period, 85 subjects returned positive (cycle threshold (cT) ≤30) or reactive (30CONCLUSION:
Football played outdoors involving close contact between athletes represents a limited risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe illness when preventive measures are in place.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Soccer
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Communicable Disease Control
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Family Health
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COVID-19 Testing
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Social Interaction
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Br J Sports Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bjsports-2020-103724
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