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Caterina Rizzo

Researcher at Boston Children's Hospital

Publications -  206
Citations -  6641

Caterina Rizzo is an academic researcher from Boston Children's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Vaccination. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 182 publications receiving 5383 citations. Previous affiliations of Caterina Rizzo include National Institutes of Health & Istituto Superiore di Sanità.

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Close encounters in a pediatric ward: measuring face-to-face proximity and mixing patterns with wearable sensors.

TL;DR: This study shows the feasibility of accurate and reproducible measures of the pattern of contacts in a hospital setting, particularly useful for the study of the spread of respiratory infections, for monitoring critical patterns, and for setting up tailored prevention strategies.
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Dietary intake of unsaturated fatty acids and age-related cognitive decline: a 8.5-year follow-up of the Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

TL;DR: High MUFA and PUFA energy intakes and total energy intake were significantly associated with a better cognitive performance in a 8.5-year follow-up and appeared to be protective against ARCD.
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An autochthonous case of Zika due to possible sexual transmission, Florence, Italy, 2014.

TL;DR: A case of Zika virus infection imported in Florence, Italy ex-Thailand, leading to a secondary autochthonous case, probably through sexual transmission, providing further evidence that sexual transmission of Zikairus is possible.
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Parental vaccine hesitancy in Italy - Results from a national survey.

TL;DR: The main factors associated with hesitancy were found to be: not having received from a paediatrician a recommendation to fully vaccinate their child, having received discordant opinions on vaccinations, and mainly using non-traditional medical treatments.