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Pyelonephritis accounted for 20.2% (41\/203) of fever cases in pregnancy. <jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic> was the most commonly isolated pathogen: 87.5% (28\/32) of organisms cultured. Susceptibility of <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> to ampicillin (14%), cotrimoxazole (21%), and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (48%) was very low. <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> was susceptible to ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin. The rate of extended spectrum \u03b2-lactamase (4.2%; 95% confidence interval = 0.7\u201319.5) was low. The rate and causes of pyelonephritis in pregnant refugee and migrant women were comparable with those described in developed countries. 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