High SARS-CoV-2 infection rate after resuming professional football in São Paulo, Brazil
Autor: | Bruno, Gualano, Gisele Mendes, Brito, Ana Jéssica, Pinto, Italo Ribeiro, Lemes, Luciana Diniz Nagem Janot, Matos, Ana Lúcia, de Sá Pinto, Irineu, Loturco, Marcelo Luiz, Vieira |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Population Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation communicable diseases Disease Football 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education Original Research education.field_of_study biology Athletes business.industry Outbreak Retrospective cohort study 030229 sport sciences General Medicine biology.organism_classification soccer Cohort business Covid-19 Demography |
Zdroj: | British Journal of Sports Medicine |
ISSN: | 1473-0480 |
Popis: | ObjectiveTo examine the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in a cohort of 6500 professional athletes and staff during the 2020 football (soccer) season in São Paulo, Brazil.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included 4269 players (87% male, age: 21.7±4.2 years) and 2231 staff (87% male, age: 42.6±11.9 years) from 122 teams (women: n=16) involved in eight leagues (women: n=2), which took place in São Paulo, Brazil. Between 4 July 2020 and 21 December 2020, swab samples were collected weekly (n=29 507) and tested for SARS-Cov-2 via reverse transcription-PCR by an accredited laboratory commissioned by the São Paulo Football Federation. We contacted the medical staff of each team with positive cases to collect information on disease severity.ResultsAmong 662 PCR-confirmed cases, 501 were athletes and 161 were staff. The new infection rate was 11.7% and 7.2% for athletes and staff, respectively. Athletes were more susceptible to infection than staff (OR: 1.71, 95% CI: 1.42, 2.06, pConclusionDespite weekly testing and other preventive measures, we found a high SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in athletes and staff after resuming football, which coincides with the high prevalence of infection in the community during the same period. These data may assist policy-makers and sports federations for determining if and when it is safe to resume competitions. |
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