Table 1.

Summary of methods used to develop research priorities for tuberculosis

	Consensus statements (12 articles); n (%)	Review and commentary articles (21 articles); n (%)	Total (33 articles); n (%)
Systematic reviews used	3 (25)	6 (29)	9 (27)
Search strategy specified	1 (8)	3 (14)	4 (12)
Systematic synthesis of data*	1 (8)	3 (14)	4 (12)
External advice sought beyond the panel of experts from meeting†	5 (42)	4 (19)	9 (27)
Representatives for patients involved	2 (17)	0 (0)	2 (6)
Method of question identification described	8 (67)	5 (24)	13 (39)
Method of prioritisation described	4 (33)	1 (5)	5 (15)

^*Synthesis refers to a systematic analysis of primary research.

^†External refers to external advice to the authors or consensus panel members.