Sensitivity of detection of bacteria and fungi

What is the sensitivity of detection of bacteria and fungi in blood?

Sensitivity of detection / Bacteria & Fungi

Spiking experiments showed that bacteria and fungi can be detected at low titers in whole blood using real-time PCR and subsequent Sanger Sequencing.
​For instance, with 5 ml whole blood using MolYsis™ Complete5 and a universal 16S PCR assay (Mastermix 16S Complete) or a universal 18S assay (Mastermix 18S Complete), the detection limits are (100%; 6 parallel determinations):
  1. Staphylococcus aureus, 12 CFU/ml; 
  2. Escherichia coli, 24 CFU/ml; 
  3. Candida albicans, 5 CFU/ml.