Objective: The objective of this article is to carry out a systematic review of several scientific publicationsabout the risk factors associated with nosocomial pneumonia in adult patients. Methods: The review was conducted through the electronic search of various scientific articles related to the subject. The PEO question was used: Is there an association between risk factors and the development of nosocomial pneumonia in adult patients? The search sources were PubMed and Scielo. The key words were: "nosocomial pneumonia", "hospital - acquired pneumonia" in combination with "risk factors"; "Nosocomial pneumonia", "intrahospital pneumonia" together with "risk factors". Articles published from January 1, 2014 to December 10, 2018 were selected. Results: Of the 101 articles found, 77 were discarded because they did not comply with our inclusion and exclusion criteria, leaving 24 articles ...

Objective: The objective of this article is to carry out a systematic review of several scientific publicationsabout the risk factors associated with nosocomial pneumonia in adult patients. Methods: The review was conducted through the electronic search of various scientific articles related to the subject. The PEO question was used: Is there an association between risk factors and the development of nosocomial pneumonia in adult patients? The search sources were PubMed and Scielo. The key words were: "nosocomial pneumonia", "hospital - acquired pneumonia" in combination with "risk factors"; "Nosocomial pneumonia", "intrahospital pneumonia" together with "risk factors". Articles published from January 1, 2014 to December 10, 2018 were selected. Results: Of the 101 articles found, 77 were discarded because they did not comply with our inclusion and exclusion criteria, leaving 24 articles ...

A 22-year-old female patient, with 2-month disease time, presented with epiphora, mild conjunctival erythema and pruritus in the right eye. A small greenish-colored tumor appeared at the level of the internal canthus associated with mild bipalpebral edema. The edema progresses limiting the vision in said eye, associating the protrusion of the right eyeball. An anatomopathological study of the nasosinusal tumor was performed, presenting hyperchromatic cellular nests with an infiltrative aspect and the immunohistochemical study concluded as embryonic rhabdomyosarcoma. Chemotherapy was performed.