Seoul Virus Infection in Humans, France, 2014-2016.

We report detection of Seoul virus in 3 patients in France over a 2-year period. These patients accounted for 3 of the 4 Seoul virus infections among 434 hantavirus infections (1.7%) reported during this time.

The changes in NT-proBNP plasma concentrations during dialysis are highly dependent of the dialysis membrane ultrafiltration coefficient.

Background: NT-proBNP is a powerful marker with diagnostic and pronostic value for heart failure. It is of particular interest in patients with end-stage renal disease who are at high risk for heart failure. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hemodialysis on plasma NT-proBNP concentrations.

Intravenous immunoglobulins and transplantation for patients with anti-HLA antibodies.

Transplantation for patients possessing allo-antibodies against HLA antigens can be delayed for years, and, once the graft has been transplanted, its survival is significantly reduced. We and others have shown that administration of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIgs) can induce a profound and sustained decrease in the titres of the anti-HLA antibodies, thus greatly enhancing the chances of those patients to obtain a transplant. In a number of cases, pre-treatment sera contained anti-donor antibodies that disappeared after IVIg administration.

Desensitization and subsequent kidney transplantation of patients using intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg).

Transplantation of patients possessing antibodies against allo-HLA antigens can be delayed for years. We have shown that administration of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) can induce a profound and sustained decrease in the titers of anti-HLA antibodies. We report here the first series of patients desensitized, then transplanted using IVIg therapy.