Farida Bani
Ifakara Health Institute
10 Papers
16 Citations
Farida Bani is an academic researcher from Ifakara Health Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculosis & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 6 publications. Previous affiliations of Farida Bani include Saint Francis University.
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Distinct clinical characteristics and helminth co-infections in adult tuberculosis patients from urban compared to rural Tanzania
George Sikalengo,Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Jerry Hella,Francis Mhimbira,Francis Mhimbira,Francis Mhimbira,Liliana K. Rutaihwa,Liliana K. Rutaihwa,Liliana K. Rutaihwa,Farida Bani,Robert Ndege,Mohamed Sasamalo,Mohamed Sasamalo,Mohamed Sasamalo,Lujeko Kamwela,Khadija Said,Khadija Said,Khadija Said,Grace Mhalu,Grace Mhalu,Grace Mhalu,Yeromin P. Mlacha,Yeromin P. Mlacha,Yeromin P. Mlacha,Christoph Hatz,Christoph Hatz,Stefanie Knopp,Stefanie Knopp,Sebastien Gagneux,Sebastien Gagneux,Klaus Reither,Klaus Reither,Jürg Utzinger,Jürg Utzinger,Marcel Tanner,Marcel Tanner,Emilio Letang,Emilio Letang,Emilio Letang,Maja Weisser,Maja Weisser,Maja Weisser,Lukas Fenner +43 more
TL;DR: Clinical characteristics and helminth co-infections pattern differ in TB patients in urban and rural Tanzania, which underline the need for setting-specific, tailored public health interventions to improve clinical management of TB and comorbidities.
Ultrasononography in Managing Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Randomized, Controlled, Parallel, Superiority, Open-Label Trial
Robert Ndege,Omary Ngome,Fiona Vanobberghen,Farida Bani,Yvan Temba,Herieth Wilson,Jerry Hella,Winfrid Gingo,Mohamed Sasamalo,Dorcas Mnzava,Namvua Kimera,Hellen Hiza,John Wigayi,Herry Mapesi,Irene Kato,Francis Apolinary Mhimbira,Klaus Reither,Manuel Battegay,Daniel H. Paris,Maja Weisser,Martin Rohacek +20 more
TL;DR: In this paper , an eFASH (Extended focused assessment with sonography for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (eFASH), in combination with other tests, was proposed to increase the proportion of correctly managed patients with suspected extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis: Diagnostic Challenges in Rural Africa.
TL;DR: Despite all the efforts and new diagnostics, 30-50 % of patients in high-burden TB countries are still empirically treated for tuberculosis, showing that the diagnosis of TB is a big challenge in the developing countries.
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Safety and tolerance of lymph node biopsies from chronic HIV-1 volunteers in rural Tanzania.
Catherine Mkindi,Catherine Mkindi,Catherine Mkindi,Elias Antony Marandu,Ngisi Masawa,Farida Bani,Amina Nyuri,Theonestina Byakuzana,Thomas Klimkait,Song Ding,Giuseppe Pantaleo,Manuel Battegay,Nina Orlova-Fink,Nina Orlova-Fink,Maja Weisser-Rohacek,Maja Weisser-Rohacek,Maja Weisser-Rohacek,Claudia Daubenberger,Claudia Daubenberger +18 more
TL;DR: This is the first study to show that lymph node biopsy is a safe procedure and can be undertaken with local experts in rural settings and provides a foundation for detailed immune response investigations during future clinical trials.
Distinct clinical characteristics and helminth co-infections in adult tuberculosis patients from urban compared to rural Tanzania
George Sikalengo,Jerry Hella,Francis Apolinary Mhimbira,Liliana K. Rutaihwa,Farida Bani,Robert Ndege,Mohamed Sasamalo,L. Kamwela,Khadija Said,Grace Mhalu,Yeromin P. Mlacha,Christoph Hatz,Stefanie Knopp,Sebastien Gagneux,Klaus Reither,Jürg Utzinger,Marcel Tanner,Emilio Letang,Maja Weisser,Lukas Fenner +19 more
TL;DR: Clinical characteristics and helminth co-infections pattern differ in TB patients in urban and rural Tanzania, which underline the need for setting-specific, tailored public health interventions to improve clinical management of TB and comorbidities.