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Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Doctoral Dissertation

Book Chapters

Published Reports

Abstracts

Invited Lectures

Journal Articles:

Steinhoff MC, Fischer CL, Rimoin AW, Hamza H. “A clinical decision rule for management of streptococcal pharyngitis in low-resource settings.” Acta Paediatrica. 2005 Aug; 94(8):1038-42.

Rimoin AW, da Cunha AL, Hamza HS, Kumar R, Vince A, Qazi S, Steinhoff MC. “Evaluation of the WHO Clinical Prediction Rule for Diagnosis of Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children in Four Countries.” Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2005 Oct; 90(10):1066-70.

Nalca A, Rimoin AW, Bavari S, Whitehouse CA. “Reemergence of Monkeypox: Prevalence, Diagnostics, and Countermeasures.” Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2005 Dec 15;41(12):1765-1771.

Walker CF, Rimoin AW, Hamza HS, Steinhoff MC. “Comparison of Clinical Prediction Rules for Management of Pharyngitis in Settings with Limited Resources.” Journal of Pediatrics (In Press).

Doctoral Dissertation:

Rimoin AW. (2003). “Diagnosis and Treatment of Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children in Low and Middle Income Countries”. Doctoral dissertation, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2003.

Book Chapters:

Steinhoff MC, Rimoin AW. “Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis in developing countries of the world”. In Kaplan EL, Pechere JC. Streptococcal Pharyngitis. Issues in Infectious Disease. Basel, Karger, 2004, vol 3, pp 49 – 65.

Published Reports:

Gerber R., Rimoin AW. The Health of the Peace Corps Volunteer: 1998 - 1999. Peace Corps Medical Office. Peace Corps Press. 1999.

Rimoin AW, Gerber R. The Mental Health of the Peace Corps Volunteer. Peace Corps Medical Office. Peace Corps Press. 1999.

Abstracts:

Steinhoff MC, Rimoin AW, da Cunha AL, Kumar R, Suresh S, Chitale R, Qazi S. "Comparison of patients and clinical presentation of streptococcal pharyngitis in Brazil and India".  INCLEN Annual Meeting, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 2002.

Steinhoff MC, Rimoin AW, da Cunha AL, Kumar R, Suresh S, Chitale R, Qazi S. "Variability in classification of clinical signs of pharyngitis: The Grasp Pilot Study".  INCLEN Annual Meeting, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 2002.

Rimoin AW, Cummings DA, Burke DS, Steinhoff MC. “Innate Variation in Biological Susceptibility to Inhalational Anthrax”. International Conference for Emerging Infectious Diseases.  Atlanta, GA, USA, March 2002.

Rimoin AW, da Cunha AL, Kumar R, Steinhoff MC. “Variation in Clinical Presentation of Pharyngitis Syndrome & Streptococcal Pharyngitis.  A Multinational Study.” Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.  Baltimore, MD, May 2002.

 Rimoin AW, Cummings DA, Burke DS, Steinhoff MC. “Innate Variation in Biological Susceptibility to Inhalational Anthrax”. International Conference for Emerging Infectious Diseases.  Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2002.

Rimoin AW, Hamza HS, Vince A, Qazi S, Steinhoff MC. “Development of a Clinical Prediction Rule for Diagnosis of Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children in Two Countries”. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Seattle, WA, May 2003.

Rimoin AW, da Cunha AL, Hamza HS, Kumar R, Vince A, Qazi S, Steinhoff MC.  “Evaluation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Prediction Rule for Diagnosis of Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children in Four Countries.” (Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 2003)

Rimoin AW, da Cunha AL, Hamza HS, Kumar R, Vince A, Qazi S, Steinhoff MC.  “Variation in Clinical Presentation of Pharyngitis Syndrome and Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Four Countries” (IDSA Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 2003)

Rimoin AW, Hamza HS, Vince A, Qazi S, Steinhoff MC. “Variation in Adherence to an Oral Treatment Regimen for Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children in Two Countries.” (Pediatric Infectious Disease Society Meeting, Rancho Bernardo, CA, October 2003)

Rimoin AW, Hamza HS, Vince A, da Cunha AL, Qazi S, Steinhoff MC. Development of a Clinical Prediction Rule for Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children on 3 Continents. (Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2004)

Rimoin AW, Hamza HS, Vince A, Qazi S, Steinhoff MC. Evaluation of a Rapid Test for Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children in 3 Countries. (Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2004)

Rimoin AW, Hamza HS, Vince A, Qazi S, Steinhoff MC.   Variation in Compliance With an Oral Treatment Regimen for Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children in 2 Countries. (Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2004)

Rimoin AW, Mukaba T, Kisalu N, Bray M, Muyembe JJ, Okitolonda EW, Ryder RW. “Continued Occurrence of Human Monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo.” (International Union for Microbial Societies, San Francisco, CA, July 2005).

Rimoin AW, Wolfe ND, Mukaba T, Kisalu N, Muyembe JJ, Okitolonda EW, Ryder RW. “Establishing Active Disease Surveillance for Human Monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo.” (National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Meeting, Irvine, CA, November 2005).

Invited Lectures:

“Establishing Active Disease Surveillance for Human Monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo” Fifth Annual Orthopoxvirus Research Group Meeting. Bethesda, MD. April 2005.

“Human Monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo”. Guest Lecturer. Grand Rounds, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), December 2004.

“The Epidemiology of Meningococcal Meningitis”. Guest Lecturer. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Guest Lecturer. June 2003. May 2004.

“Disease Surveillance and Eradication Programs in Africa”. Guest Lecturer. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Summer Institute in Tropical Medicine. August 2002.

“Meningococcal Meningitis in the African Meningitis Belt”. Guest Lecturer. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Summer Institute in Tropical Medicine. August 2001, 2002, 2003.

“Conducting Clinical Trials in Developing Countries”. Invited Speaker. Research In Progress Seminar. Center for Clinical Trials, Department of Epidemiology. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. October 2001.

“The Treatment of Pharyngitis Study (TOPS): A multi-center randomized clinical trial of intramuscular vs. oral antibiotics for the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis in children in low and middle income countries.” Invited Speaker. Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases Seminar, The Pasteur Institute, Paris, France. March 2002.

“Diagnosis and Treatment of Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children in Low and Middle Income Countries”. Seminar, George Washington University, School of Public Health. Washington D.C., September 2002.

“Innate Variation in Biological Susceptibility to Inhalational Anthrax”. Late breaking Platform Presentation. International Conference for Emerging Infectious Diseases. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2002.

“Development of a Clinical Prediction Rule for Diagnosis of Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children in Two Countries”. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Seattle, WA, May 2003.

“Evaluation of the World Health Organization Clinical Prediction Rule for Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis.” World Health Organization Management of ARI Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2003.


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