Christina Forstner - Infectious Diseases

Author Information

Christina Forstner is affiliated with the Center for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control at Jena University Hospital, located in Jena, Germany, and the Department of Medicine I, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. Her work primarily revolves around infectious diseases, with a focus on community-acquired pneumonia and vaccinations.

Research Contributions

Christina Forstner has made significant contributions to the field of infectious diseases, with a particular emphasis on community-acquired infections and vaccination impacts. Her research includes studies on the bacterial co-infections in COVID-19 and the effects of influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations in the elderly. She has also explored the bacterial etiology in community-acquired pneumonia over an extended period and the humoral immune response to tick-borne encephalitis vaccination, demonstrating her broad expertise in infectious disease control and prevention.

Aliases

Throughout her publications, Christina Forstner has been cited under various aliases, including "C Forstner," "C. Forstner," and "Christina Forstner."

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Number of Papers	64
Total Citation Count	972
H-index	20

Publications:

Evaluation of a multiplex PCR screening approach to identify community-acquired bacterial co-infections in COVID-19: a multicenter prospective cohort study of the German competence network of community-acquired pneumonia (CAPNETZ)

DOI: 10.1007/s15010-021-01720-8

Year: 2021

The effect of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly on health service utilisation and costs: a claims data-based cohort study

DOI: 10.1007/s10198-021-01343-8

Year: 2021

Preventive effects of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly – results from a population-based retrospective cohort study

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1845525

Year: 2021

Shift in bacterial etiology from the CAPNETZ cohort in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: data over more than a decade

DOI: 10.1007/s15010-021-01605-w

Year: 2021

Intermittent pain of the pelvis in a Syrian woman

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008183

Year: 2020

Effect of antiviral therapy on the outcome of mechanically ventilated patients with herpes simplex virus type 1 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid: a retrospective cohort study.

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.06.056

Year: 2020

Humoral immune response to tick-borne encephalitis vaccination in allogeneic blood and marrow graft recipients.

DOI: 10.1038/s41541-020-00215-1

Year: 2020

Correction: Intermittent pain of the pelvis in a Syrian woman

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008569

Year: 2020

No SARS-CoV-2 detection in the German CAPNETZ cohort of community acquired pneumonia before COVID-19 peak in March 2020

DOI: 10.1007/s15010-020-01471-y

Year: 2020

Author Correction: Humoral immune response to tick-borne encephalitis vaccination in allogeneic blood and marrow graft recipients

DOI: 10.1038/s41541-020-00230-2

Year: 2020

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