David Kurahara

Summary

Affiliation: University of Hawaii
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Ethnic differences in risk for pediatric rheumatic illness in a culturally diverse population
    David Kurahara
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine
    J Rheumatol 29:379-83. 2002
  2. ncbi A pediatric residency research requirement to improve collaborative resident and faculty publication productivity
    David K Kurahara
    University of Hawai i, John A Burns School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Kapi olani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
    Hawaii J Med Public Health 71:224-8. 2012
  3. ncbi Ethnic differences for developing rheumatic fever in a low-income group living in Hawaii
    David K Kurahara
    John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 1319 Punahou Street, Room 734, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
    Ethn Dis 16:357-61. 2006
  4. ncbi Visiting consultant clinics to study prevalence rates of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and childhood systemic lupus erythematosus across dispersed geographic areas
    David K Kurahara
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine and Kapi olani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
    J Rheumatol 34:425-9. 2007
  5. ncbi Group A streptococcal isolates temporally associated with acute rheumatic fever in Hawaii: differences from the continental United States
    Guliz Erdem
    Department of Pediatrics, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 45:e20-4. 2007
  6. ncbi An insert in the covS gene distinguishes a pharyngeal and a blood isolate of Streptococcus pyogenes found in the same individual
    Alan F Garcia
    University of Hawai i, John A Burns School of Medicine, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, Honolulu, HI, USA
    Microbiology 156:3085-95. 2010

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Ethnic differences in risk for pediatric rheumatic illness in a culturally diverse population
    David Kurahara
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii, John A Burns School of Medicine
    J Rheumatol 29:379-83. 2002
    ..To analyze the differences of occurrence of pediatric rheumatic disease among various ethnic groups in a culturally diverse isolated geographic area...
  2. ncbi A pediatric residency research requirement to improve collaborative resident and faculty publication productivity
    David K Kurahara
    University of Hawai i, John A Burns School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Kapi olani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
    Hawaii J Med Public Health 71:224-8. 2012
    ..An RRRP encourages residents and faculty to become involved in research publications and other scholarly activities. Its development may help to motivate training physicians to learn important research skills...
  3. ncbi Ethnic differences for developing rheumatic fever in a low-income group living in Hawaii
    David K Kurahara
    John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 1319 Punahou Street, Room 734, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
    Ethn Dis 16:357-61. 2006
    ..This ethnically diverse group was unique because they maintained a low socioeconomic but generally healthy lifestyle with more limited risks than those living in extremely impoverished conditions...
  4. ncbi Visiting consultant clinics to study prevalence rates of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and childhood systemic lupus erythematosus across dispersed geographic areas
    David K Kurahara
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine and Kapi olani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
    J Rheumatol 34:425-9. 2007
    ..We studied whether these clinics could be effective in determining prevalence rates of rheumatic illness like juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and childhood systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) across large dispersed geographic areas...
  5. ncbi Group A streptococcal isolates temporally associated with acute rheumatic fever in Hawaii: differences from the continental United States
    Guliz Erdem
    Department of Pediatrics, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 45:e20-4. 2007
    ..The emm types of Streptococcus pyogenes that are associated with this nonsuppurative complication have, to our knowledge, not been previously reported in Hawaii...
  6. ncbi An insert in the covS gene distinguishes a pharyngeal and a blood isolate of Streptococcus pyogenes found in the same individual
    Alan F Garcia
    University of Hawai i, John A Burns School of Medicine, Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, Honolulu, HI, USA
    Microbiology 156:3085-95. 2010
    ..These results, showing a pharyngeal and a blood isolate from a single individual differing by a simple insertion, provide evidence for the model that regulatory gene mutations allow S. pyogenes to invade different niches in the body...