| First author [ref.] | Year | Country | Study design | Type of ARF-TB | Interface | NIV failure | Transmission among HCW# | Mortality | Observations | Home MV after AEPTS |
| Tsuboi [51] | 1996 | Japan | Prospective cohort (n=17) | AEPTS in mixed groups | Nasal mask | 0 | No | 0 | Yes | |
| Machida [53] | 1998 | Japan | Retrospective survey (n=58) | AEPTS | Nasal mask | 0 | No | 0 | Yes | |
| Prats Soro [60] | 1999 | Spain | Case report (n=1) | AEPTS | Nasal mask | 0 | No | 0 | Yes | |
| Schulz [54] | 1999 | Germany | Prospective cohort (n=26) | AEPTS | Nasal mask | 0 | No | 0 | Yes | |
| Agarwal [56] | 2005 | India | Cases series cohort (n=3) | ARDS and Mycobacterium tuberculosis AEPTS | Face mask | 0 | No | 0 | No | |
| Utsugi [57] | 2006 | Japan | Case report (n=1) | ARF, miliary TB and AEPTS | Face mask | 0 | No | 0 | No | |
| Aso [58] | 2010 | Japan | Prospective cohort (n=58) | AEPTS | Face mask | 13.8% | No | 1.7% | 0 | No |
ARF-TB: acute respiratory failure associated with TB pulmonary infection; HCW: healthcare workers; MV: mechanical ventilation; AEPTS: acute exacerbations of pulmonary TB sequelae; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome. #: instances of transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among HCW.