Engelsk titel: Outbreak of campylobacteriosis among soccer players
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Författare:
Stamnes O
;
Grude N
Email: ola.stamnes@tss.telemax.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 10
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 03011845
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INTERPRETATION : It is always difficult to foresee the consequences of continued physical activity by those infected with intestinal bacteria. It is difficult to know at what point the footballer's health may be a risk either during or after infection.
RESULTS : With Campylobacter infection jejuni amply documented, the Norwegian Football Union found it necessary to cancel the match between the two Premier League teams, a decision that led to heated discussion in the media. A common opinion was that an intestinal infection, even one that affected so many players, was insufficient reason to cancel a match.
MATERIAL AND METHODS : This article describes the problem and consequences that can occur when 14 players on a Premier League team contract diarrhoea and present with vomiting either before or during a football match.
BACKGROUND : Last year Rosenborg Ballklub won the Norwegian Premier League Championship in a nerve-racking match against Lillestrøm Sportsklubb. Lillestrøm ended the season in 2nd place. The results may possibly have been caused by the cancellation of a match scheduled between Lillestrøm and Odd Grenland.