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A Case Series of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Elite Athletes

Objectives: The actual frequency and the risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection is still a matter of intense scientific discussion. In this case series, we report three elite athletes who underwent COVID-19 reinfection with a short time frame. Case presentations: As a part of contact tracing, three...

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Autores principales: Fülöp, Gábor Áron, Lakatos, Bálint, Ruppert, Mihály, Kovács, Attila, Juhász, Vencel, Dér, Gábor, Tállay, András, Vágó, Hajnalka, Kiss, Boldizsár, Merkely, Béla, Zima, Endre
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9654332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36360678
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113798
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author Fülöp, Gábor Áron
Lakatos, Bálint
Ruppert, Mihály
Kovács, Attila
Juhász, Vencel
Dér, Gábor
Tállay, András
Vágó, Hajnalka
Kiss, Boldizsár
Merkely, Béla
Zima, Endre
author_facet Fülöp, Gábor Áron
Lakatos, Bálint
Ruppert, Mihály
Kovács, Attila
Juhász, Vencel
Dér, Gábor
Tállay, András
Vágó, Hajnalka
Kiss, Boldizsár
Merkely, Béla
Zima, Endre
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description Objectives: The actual frequency and the risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection is still a matter of intense scientific discussion. In this case series, we report three elite athletes who underwent COVID-19 reinfection with a short time frame. Case presentations: As a part of contact tracing, three speed skaters (22-, 24-, and 29-year-old males) were found to be SARS-CoV-2 positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. Later on, only one of the athletes experienced mild symptoms, such as fatigue, loss of smell and taste and subfebrility, while the other two athletes were asymptomatic. Following the quarantine period, detailed return-to-play examinations, including laboratory testing, ECG, 24-h Holter monitoring, transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, revealed no apparent abnormality; therefore, the athletes restarted training. After a median of 74 days, all three athletes presented with typical symptoms of COVID-19, such as fever, marked fatigue and headache. SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests were performed again, showing recurrent positivity. Repeated return-to-play assessments were initiated, finding no relevant abnormality. Athletes were also tested for SARS-CoV-2 anti-nucleoprotein antibody titers, showing only modest increases following the second infection. Conclusions: We report a small cluster of elite athletes who underwent a PCR-proven SARS-CoV-2 reinfection. According to these findings, athletes may be considered as a high-risk group in terms of recurrent COVID-19.
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spelling pubmed-96543322022-11-15 A Case Series of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Elite Athletes Fülöp, Gábor Áron Lakatos, Bálint Ruppert, Mihály Kovács, Attila Juhász, Vencel Dér, Gábor Tállay, András Vágó, Hajnalka Kiss, Boldizsár Merkely, Béla Zima, Endre Int J Environ Res Public Health Case Report Objectives: The actual frequency and the risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection is still a matter of intense scientific discussion. In this case series, we report three elite athletes who underwent COVID-19 reinfection with a short time frame. Case presentations: As a part of contact tracing, three speed skaters (22-, 24-, and 29-year-old males) were found to be SARS-CoV-2 positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. Later on, only one of the athletes experienced mild symptoms, such as fatigue, loss of smell and taste and subfebrility, while the other two athletes were asymptomatic. Following the quarantine period, detailed return-to-play examinations, including laboratory testing, ECG, 24-h Holter monitoring, transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, revealed no apparent abnormality; therefore, the athletes restarted training. After a median of 74 days, all three athletes presented with typical symptoms of COVID-19, such as fever, marked fatigue and headache. SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests were performed again, showing recurrent positivity. Repeated return-to-play assessments were initiated, finding no relevant abnormality. Athletes were also tested for SARS-CoV-2 anti-nucleoprotein antibody titers, showing only modest increases following the second infection. Conclusions: We report a small cluster of elite athletes who underwent a PCR-proven SARS-CoV-2 reinfection. According to these findings, athletes may be considered as a high-risk group in terms of recurrent COVID-19. MDPI 2022-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9654332/ /pubmed/36360678 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113798 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Fülöp, Gábor Áron
Lakatos, Bálint
Ruppert, Mihály
Kovács, Attila
Juhász, Vencel
Dér, Gábor
Tállay, András
Vágó, Hajnalka
Kiss, Boldizsár
Merkely, Béla
Zima, Endre
A Case Series of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Elite Athletes
title A Case Series of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Elite Athletes
title_full A Case Series of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Elite Athletes
title_fullStr A Case Series of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Elite Athletes
title_full_unstemmed A Case Series of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Elite Athletes
title_short A Case Series of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Elite Athletes
title_sort case series of sars-cov-2 reinfection in elite athletes
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9654332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36360678
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113798
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