{ "abstract": "Introduction: The control of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) relies on screening high-risk patients for carriage, enforcing hygiene measures, and identifying and managing outbreaks of CPE carriers through contact screening. Human and material constraints and the rising prevalence of CPE led to local adaptations in our centre. The main objective was to evaluate the impact of a simplified contact screening policy targeting a limited subset of exposed patients on CPE outbreak detection, and the secondary objective was to identify additional risk factors associated with these outbreaks. Methods: A retrospective cohort study included hospital stays exceeding 24 h of CPE carriers admitted to medical, surgical, obstetrics, and rehabilitation wards at Brest University Hospital between 2012 and 2022. We used multi-variable mixed-effects logistic regression to assess the impact of our screening policy and identify outbreak risk factors. Results: A total of 279 hospital stays involving 154 patients were included, with 43 outbreaks identified (15.4%). Three independent factors were associated with outbreak detection: systematic screening of all contact patients (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.65, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.51–8.84; P = 0.004), longer hospital stay (aOR, 1.02 per day, 95% CI, 1.01–1.04; P = 0.006), and faecal incontinence of the index patient (aOR, 2.80, 95% CI, 1.10–8.17; P = 0.030). Discussion: Subset contact screening was associated with fewer detected outbreaks than systematic screening, illustrating the trade-off between resource optimization and outbreak detection. As CPE epidemiology evolves, more pragmatic screening strategies focussing on patients or settings at highest risk should be evaluated while maintaining robust infection prevention and control practices.", "abstract_shown": true, "affiliations": [ "Infection Prevention and Control Unit, Brest Teaching Hospital, Brest, France; Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, Brest, France; Corresponding author. Address: Jeremy Picard, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Infection control unit, CHU de Brest Hôpital Morvan, 2 avenue Foch, 29609 BREST CEDEX, France. 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