Table 1

Question	TB Experts (n=29)			Rheumatology Experts (n=12)
Question	% Agreement^b	Median	Range	% Agreement^b	Median	Range	P Value^c
The TST is of diagnostic value for LTBI in patients with rheumatologic indications for TNFAB	86	4	2-5	92	4	2-5	0.30
IGRAs are good diagnostic tests for LTBI in patients with rheumatologic indications for TNFAB	83	4	2-5	83	4	2-5	0.76
The routine use of CXR is valuable in the assessment of rheumatology patients who are candidates for TNFAB, regardless of TST results	62	4	2-5	33	2	2-5	0.33d

CXR: Chest Radiographs; IGRAs: Interferon-Gamma Release Assays; LTBI: Latent TB Infection; TB: Tuberculosis; TNFAB: TNF-α blocking; TST: Tuberculin Skin Test

^aLikert Response: 1, strongly disagree; 2, disagree; 3, neutral; 4, agree; 5, strongly agree ,^bPercent of individuals within each group who select ”agree“ or ”strongly agree“, ^cComparison of distribution between groups by Wilcoxon one-way analysis of variance, ^dP=.057 by the Fisher exact test, excluding ”neutral“ responses

Table 1: Expert Opinion Regarding Assessment for LTBI^a.