International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes part 1: acute respiratory infections

Martin Schwellnus; Paolo Emilio Adami; Valerie Bougault; Richard Budgett; Hege Havstad Clemm; Wayne Derman; Uğur Erdener; Ken Fitch; James H Hull; Cameron McIntosh; Tim Meyer; Lars Pedersen; David B Pyne; Tonje Reier-Nilsen; Wolfgang Schobersberger; Yorck Olaf Schumacher; Nicola Sewry; Torbjørn Soligard; Maarit Valtonen; Nick Webborn; Lars Engebretsen

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2022-105759

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes part 1: acute respiratory infections

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Martin Schwellnus Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa International Olympic Committee Research Centre, Pretoria, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paolo Emilio Adami Health and Science Department, World Athletics, Monaco, Monaco Principality PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Valerie Bougault Laboratoire Motricité Humaine Expertise Sport Santé, Université Côte d’Azur, Nice, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Richard Budgett Medical and Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hege Havstad Clemm Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Wayne Derman International Olympic Committee Research Centre, Pretoria, South Africa Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM), Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Uğur Erdener Medical and Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ken Fitch School of Human Science; Sports, Exercise and Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James H Hull Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH), University College London (UCL), London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cameron McIntosh Edge Day Hospital, Port Elizabeth, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tim Meyer Institute of Sports and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University, Saarbrucken, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lars Pedersen Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David B Pyne Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tonje Reier-Nilsen The Norwegian Olympic Sports Centre, Oslo, Norway Trauma Research Center, Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Wolfgang Schobersberger Institute for Sports Medicine, Alpine Medicine & Health Tourism (ISAG), University Hospital – Tirol Kliniken Innsbruck and Private University UMIT Tirol, Hall, Austria PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Yorck Olaf Schumacher Sports Medicine, Aspetar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicola Sewry Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa International Olympic Committee Research Centre, Pretoria, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Torbjørn Soligard Medical and Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Maarit Valtonen Research Center for Olympic Sports, Jyväskylä, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nick Webborn Centre for Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lars Engebretsen Medical and Scientific Department, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland Trauma Research Center, Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor Martin Schwellnus, Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute, University of Pretoria Faculty of Health Sciences, Pretoria 0084, South Africa; mschwell{at}iafrica.com

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Schwellnus M, Adami PE, Bougault V, et al

International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on acute respiratory illness in athletes part 1: acute respiratory infections

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2022;56:1066-1088.

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Accepted July 4, 2022
First published July 21, 2022.

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February 20, 2023

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