Abstract
H1N1 virus is a subtype of influenza A virus and was the most common cause of human influenza flu in 2009. This paper presents a new method of detecting H1N1. The dielectric properties respiratory mucus is studied at microwave frequencies using rectangular cavity perturbation technique at the S-band with the different samples of respiratory mucus obtained from healthy donors as well as from patients suffering from H1N1. It is observed that an appreciably variation is found in the dielectric properties of patient samples as that of normal healthy samples and this measurements were in good agreement with the clinical analysis. This measurement technique is quick, simple and suggests a new novel method of diagnosing H1N1 using microwaves.
Highlights
A novel strain of influenza A (H1N1) spread rapidly through Mexico in April 2009 and spans the globe
The dielectric properties respiratory mucus is studied at microwave frequencies using rectangular cavity perturbation technique at the S-band with the different samples of respiratory mucus obtained from healthy donors as well as from patients suffering from H1N1
This communication presents a new method of detecting H1N1 by measuring dielectric properties of respiratory mucus collected from healthy donors as well as from patients suffering from H1N1
Summary
A novel strain of influenza A (H1N1) spread rapidly through Mexico in April 2009 and spans the globe. These tests differ in their sensitivity and specificity in detecting influenza viruses as well as in their commercial availability, the amount of time needed from specimen collection until results are available This communication presents a new method of detecting H1N1 by measuring dielectric properties of respiratory mucus collected from healthy donors as well as from patients suffering from H1N1. When only very small volumes of the sample are available, the cavity perturbation technique is an attractive option as it requires only minute volumes for the measurement [14] This makes it suitable for the dielectric study of respiratory mucus because very small volume need only be extracted by this procedure. These results prove a new novel method of diagnosing H1N1 using microwaves
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