Shah, S.K. Sadiq, H. Khalil, M. Noor, A. Rasheed, G. Shah, S.M. Ahmad, N. 2003 As private medical practitioners play a major role of in providing care to pulmonary tuberculosis TB patients, a survey was made of knowledge and practice in 2 cities in Pakistan. Only 1 of the 245 physicians was aware that cough 3 weeks alone is the main symptom suggesting pulmonary TB. The majority diagnosed 80 and treated 83 cases themselves without referral. Less than 1 relied on sputum microscopy alone for diagnosis. None of the practitioners were following National TB Control guidelines for prescribing drugs and none ensured ...