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Strains were most frequently isolated from urine (36.5\u200a%) and bronchial aspirates and wound swabs (11.3\u200a%). ESBL-producing <jats:italic>P. mirabilis<\/jats:italic> isolates showed very high resistance rates to the majority of non-<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>-lactam antibiotics and were susceptible to a <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>-lactam\/<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>-lactamase inhibitor and carbapenems. The isolates were genotyped and their ESBLs were molecularly characterized. Strains originating from the intensive care unit and the surgery and neurosurgery wards were clonally related. All <jats:italic>P. mirabilis<\/jats:italic> isolates produced the TEM-52 type of ESBL. To the best of our knowledge, our work detailed here and summarized in an earlier communication is the first report of such isolates from southern Croatia. 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