title: Acarboxy prothrombin (PIVKA-II) in cord plasma in the south of Thailand.
abstract: Acarboxy prothrombin or PIVKA-II (protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II) was used to determine the presence of vitamin deficiency in newborn infants. Of 230 cord blood samples assayed by using ELISA method, 34.8 per cent were positive for PIVKA-II 0.13-17 AU/ml. The positive rate for PIVKA-II was greater in infants of primigravida (50.7%) than in those of multigravida (27.9%). All infants received prophylactic vitamin K, and no infant with positive PIVKA-II in cord blood subsequently had clinical bleeding. Because of the high prevalence of vitamin K deficiency in newborn infants in the South of Thailand, all newborn infants should receive prophylactic vitamin K at birth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Laosombat
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kenpitak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wongchanchailert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiriyasateinkul
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000032:analysis*; D011516:Prothrombin / Q000032:analysis*; D014813:Vitamin K Deficiency / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D011498:Protein Precursors; C008208:acarboxyprothrombin; D011516:Prothrombin