Epidemiology of skin infections in men's wrestling : analysis of 2009–2010 through 2013–2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association surveillance data
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Epidemiologie der Hautinfektionen im Männer-Ringen : Analyse von 2009–2010 bis 2013–2014 der National Collegiate Athletic Association Fragebogendaten |
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Autor: | Herzog, Mackenzie M.; Fraser, Melissa A.; Register-Mihalik, Johna K.; Kerr, Zachary Y. |
Erschienen in: | Journal of athletic training |
Veröffentlicht: | 52 (2017), 5, S. 457-463, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1062-6050, 0160-8320, 1938-162X |
DOI: | 10.4085/1062-6050-52.2.16 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201705003722 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Context: Our knowledge of the current epidemiology of skin infections among wrestlers is limited.
Objective: To analyze and report the epidemiology of skin infections among National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's wrestling student-athletes during the 2009–2010 through 2013–2014 academic years.
Design: Descriptive epidemiology study.
Setting: Aggregate skin infection and exposure data collected by the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program.
Patients or Other Participants: Collegiate men's wrestling student-athletes.
Main Outcome Measure(s): All viral, bacterial, or fungal skin infections reported by athletic trainers at 17 NCAA programs were analyzed, providing 35 team-seasons of data. Skin infection rates per 10 000 athlete-exposures (AEs), rate ratios, skin infection proportions, and skin infection proportion ratios were calculated.
Results: The athletic trainers reported 112 skin infections contracted by 87 student-athletes across 78 720 AEs. The overall skin infection rate was 14.23/10 000 AEs (95% confidence interval [CI] = 11.59, 16.86). Of the skin infections identified, 22.3% (n = 25) were recurrent skin infections. Most skin infections (65.2%) were attributable to 5 team-seasons (range, 11–19 infections). Most skin infections occurred during the regular season (n = 76, 67.9%), were identified during practice (n = 100, 89.3%), and resulted in ≥24 hours' time loss (n = 83, 74.1%). The rate for viral skin infections was 1.72 times the rate for bacterial skin infections (95% CI = 1.09, 2.72) and 2.08 times the rate for fungal skin infections (95% CI = 1.28, 3.39). Fungal skin infections more often resulted in time loss <24 hours compared with all other skin infections (75.0% versus 12.5%; infection proportion ratio = 6.00; 95% CI = 3.30, 10.92).
Conclusions: Our findings highlight the contagiousness of skin infections and suggest that skin infection rates may be attributable to high incidences among particular teams.