{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["56(3)"],"submitter":["Schreiber S"],"funding":["Deutscher Fußball-Bund"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the risk of transmission among potentially infectious SARS-CoV-2-positive football players while participating in training or matches at amateur, youth and professional levels.<h4>Methods</h4>Between August 2020 and March 2021, football players who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and participated in matches or training during the period of potential contagiousness were identified through media search (professional level) and a nationwide registry in Germany (amateur and youth level) to determine symptoms, source of infection and hygiene measures adopted. The definition of potentially infectious players was based on the time of a positive PCR testing and symptom onset. Transmission-relevant contacts on the pitch were evaluated through doubly reviewed video an"],"journal":["British journal of sports medicine"],"pagination":["158-164"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8526192"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from on-field player contacts in amateur, youth and professional football (soccer)."],"pmcid":["PMC8526192"],"pubmed_authors":["Schreiber S","Gartner B","Faude O","Meyer T","Egger F"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from on-field player contacts in amateur, youth and professional football (soccer).","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the risk of transmission among potentially infectious SARS-CoV-2-positive football players while participating in training or matches at amateur, youth and professional levels.<h4>Methods</h4>Between August 2020 and March 2021, football players who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and participated in matches or training during the period of potential contagiousness were identified through media search (professional level) and a nationwide registry in Germany (amateur and youth level) to determine symptoms, source of infection and hygiene measures adopted. The definition of potentially infectious players was based on the time of a positive PCR testing and symptom onset. Transmission-relevant contacts on the pitch were evaluated through doubly reviewed video an","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Feb","modification":"2026-07-16T14:50:22.76Z","creation":"2026-07-09T11:02:18.508Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8526192","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34663570"],"doi":["10.1136/bjsports-2021-104441"]}}