Table 1. Proposed search terms.

Search	Query
#1	Search tuberculosis meningitis Field: Title/Abstract
#2	Search “tuberculosis, meningeal”[MeSH ]
#3	Search cerebral tuberculosis Field: Title/Abstract
#4	Search “brain tuberculosis” Field: Title/Abstract
#5	Search TBM Field: Title/Abstract
#6	Search ((((tuberculosis meningitis) OR “tuberculosis, meningeal”[MeSH Terms]) OR “cerebral tuberculosis“) OR “brain tuberculosis”) OR TBM
#7	Search “Diagnosis”[Majr]
#8	Search diagnosis or diagnostic Field: Title/Abstract
#9	Search “clinical scores” or “clinical scoring” Field: Title/Abstract
#10	Search “Research Design”[Mesh]
#11	Search predictor* or predictive Filters: Field: Title/Abstract
#12	Search “clinical predict*” Field: Title/Abstract
#13	Search “clinical feature*” Field: Title/Abstract
#14	Search (((#13 OR ((#12) OR ((#11) OR ((#10) OR ((#9) OR #8 OR #7 Filters: Humans
#15	Search #14 AND #6 Filters: Humans