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Thuy Le

Thuy Le

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Duke Box 102359, Durham, NC 27710, Durham, NC 27710
315 Trent Drive, Room #257, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine
Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology · 2019 - Present Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Basic Science Departments
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute · 2019 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

In the News

Published October 16, 2025
Infographics about Antimicrobial Stewardship in Talaromyces marneffei, created by the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Published February 1, 2025
Diagnosing the invasive fungal infection talaromycosis earlier to save lives
Published December 9, 2024
Dr. Thuy Le, a Passionate Leader in HIV-Associated Fungal Infections in Vietnam and Worldwide: Part 2

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Recent Publications

Histoplasmosis: a missing piece in the global efforts to end HIV deaths.

Journal Article Lancet HIV · May 2026 Histoplasmosis is a leading opportunistic infection and cause of mortality in people with advanced HIV disease. Yet, histoplasmosis is largely neglected in the global HIV response. Previously considered endemic only in the region of the Americas, histoplas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Fluconazole plus flucytosine versus fluconazole alone for adults with HIV-associated cryptococcal antigenaemia identified through screening: a multi-centre phase III randomised-controlled trial.

Journal Article Trials · March 24, 2026 BACKGROUND: Despite the expansion of antiretroviral treatment programmes, the incidence and mortality of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis remain high in Africa. Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) in the blood precedes meningitis. CrAg screening of individua ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants

Liposomal Amphotericin B and Flucytosine Antifungal Strategies for Talaromycosis (LAmB-FAST) - R01

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2024 - 2031

Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2030

Tri-Institutional Molecular Mycology and Pathogenesis Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

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Education

University of Oxford (United Kingdom) · 2016 D.Phil.
University of Arizona, College of Medicine · 2002 M.D.

External Links

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam NIAID-funded Tropical Medicine Research Center network Tropical Medicine Research Center for Talaromycosis in Vietnam