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Infographic. International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement and clinical decision-making guide on acute respiratory illness in athletes
  1. Mark R Mackie1,
  2. Martin Schwellnus2,3,
  3. Jane S Thornton4
  1. 1 Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
  2. 2 Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute, University of Pretoria, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pretoria, South Africa
  3. 3 IOC Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
  4. 4 Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jane S Thornton; jane.s.thornton{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108624

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    These infographics seek to summarise the International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statements on acute respiratory illness in athletes.1 2 Figure 1 provides a brief overview from the IOC consensus statement Part 1: acute respiratory infections,1 and Part 2: non-infective acute respiratory illness.2 Figure 2 provides the Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) clinician with an algorithm to guide clinical decision-making for athletes with an acute respiratory infection. The algorithm follows a four-step process, which examines infection severity, athlete health risk, activity risk and risk tolerance.1 Figure 3 provides both postexercise checklists for athlete/support staff and clinician to guide …

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    • Contributors JST conceived of the idea. MRM created the original draft of the infographic and accompanying text. MS led the development of the IOC Consensus Statements. MRM, JST and MS reviewed and edited subsequent drafts and approved the final manuscript. JST is the guarantor.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests JST is an Editor of the BJSM.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer-reviewed.