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Common Sports-Related Infections: A Review on Clinical Pictures, Management and Time to Return to Sports

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Zahra AhmadinejadZahra Ahmadinejad ORCID2,*, Neda Alijani1, Sedigeh Mansori1, Vahid Ziaee2
2Sports Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Sports Medicine Research Center, No 7, Al-e-Ahmad Highway, Tehran, Iran., ahmadiz@tums.ac.ir. Email: ahmadiz@tums.ac.ir

Asian Journal of Sports Medicine:Vol. 5, issue 1; 1-9
Published online:Jan 25, 2014
Article type:Review Article
Received:Jun 30, 2013
Accepted:Dec 09, 2013
How to Cite:Ahmadinejad Z, Alijani N, Mansori S, Ziaee V. Common Sports-Related Infections: A Review on Clinical Pictures, Management and Time to Return to Sports. Asian J Sports Med. 2014;5(1):34174. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34174

Abstract

There is a relationship between exercise and changes in immunity. So athletes are prone to different medical problems such as injuries and infections. Infection is an important medical problem which could be a reason for athletes absence from training. The relationship between physical activity and immune system, characteristics of different types of infections in athletes with emphasis on special clinical presentations or complications, time to return to physical activity and training and strategies to prevent development and transmission of infections in athletes or physically active people are the main topics of this review.

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