Area of research
Epidemiology · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Research interest
Research focused on Procalcitonin and Pediatrics, with related work in Emergency department, Asymptomatic, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Notable publications include 'Validation of the “Step-by-Step” Approach in the Management of Young Febrile Infants', 'Identification of Children and Adolescents at Risk for Renal Scarring After a First Urinary Tract Infection', and 'Characteristic of COVID-19 infection in pediatric patients: early findings from two Italian Pediatric Research Networks'.
Navigating challenges in pediatric trial conduct: integrating bayesian sequential design with semiparametric elicitation for handling primary and secondary endpoints
Use of a Large Language Model to Identify and Classify Injuries With Free-Text Emergency Department Data
Pediatric Injury Surveillance From Uncoded Emergency Department Admission Records in Italy: Machine Learning–Based Text-Mining Approach
A SuperLearner-enforced approach for the estimation of treatment effect in pediatric trials
Evolution of echocardiographic and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities during follow-up in patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Presentations of children to emergency departments across Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational observational study
Point-of-Care and Rapid Tests for the Etiological Diagnosis of Respiratory Tract Infections in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Respective roles of non-pharmaceutical interventions in bronchiolitis outbreaks: an interrupted time-series analysis based on a multinational surveillance system
Availability and use of rapid diagnostic tests for the management of acute childhood infections in Europe: A cross-sectional survey of paediatricians
The impact of cognitive aids on resuscitation performance in in-hospital cardiac arrest scenarios: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A Bayesian Sample Size Estimation Procedure Based on a B-Splines Semiparametric Elicitation Method
Pediatric Injury Surveillance From Uncoded Emergency Department Admission Records in Italy: Machine Learning–Based Text-Mining Approach (Preprint)
Early Echocardiographic and Cardiac MRI Findings in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Neutralizing Antibody Titers
Asymptomatic and Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infections Elicit Lower Immune Activation and Higher Specific Neutralizing Antibodies in Children Than in Adults
Left ventricular longitudinal strain alterations in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic paediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Pediatric emergency department visits during the COVID-19 pandemic: a large retrospective population-based study
Epidemiology and Trends over Time of Foreign Body Injuries in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Characteristic of COVID-19 infection in pediatric patients: early findings from two Italian Pediatric Research Networks
COVID-19 in 17 Italian Pediatric Emergency Departments
Lockdown: more domestic accidents than COVID-19 in children
Preparedness and Response to Pediatric COVID-19 in European Emergency Departments: A Survey of the REPEM and PERUKI Networks
Fecal-Oral Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 In Children
Acute infectious osteomyelitis in children: new treatment strategies for an old enemy
External validation of the DIVA and DIVA3 clinical predictive rules to identify difficult intravenous access in paediatric patients
Development and Usability of a Novel Interactive Tablet App (PediAppRREST) to Support the Management of Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Pilot High-Fidelity Simulation-Based Study
Pediatric emergency care in a low-income country: Characteristics and outcomes of presentations to a tertiary-care emergency department in Mozambique
Impact and Sustainability of Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatric Emergency Departments: Why Persistence Is the Key to Success
Characteristics of Acute Nystagmus in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Acute ataxia in paediatric emergency departments: a multicentre Italian study