How long should we wait to remove the port after an infection has been detected?

If infection is detected at port sit then it should be removed immediately.

Send any local discharge for culture and sensitivity.

Need to control local and systemic infection by proper therapy.

Umm . . it really depends on exactly what you are talking about . . my son had two bacterial infections in his central line port and they waited about a week before pulling it. Basically the wait was because he was put on heavy duty antibiotics to see if they could 'clear the infection first . . but it didn't work in either case so eventually the port was pulled. He had another port installed a few days later. His worst times in the hospital was with an infected port.

So ports are not always pulled immediately. It depends on the type of infection and the overall health of the patient.

Any surgical port should be removed immediately & usually antibiotics are started at once either by mouth or IV. Depending on the type & location a sterile dressing should be applied often with antibiotic ointment after thorough cleaning with sterile technique. Further treatment of course depends on the situation. A new port should be started distant from the infected area to prevent contamination.

Im not a doc, but I would want my infected port removed as soon as they could possibly get me in there to get it removed.

I actually have had one get infected, and it was brand new. They got mrsa in it as they were putting it in. It never really healed the way it should, and less than a week later it was swollen puffy and red. I went in for my apt, they found that it was infected.

They admitted me over night, and pulled the port the next morning. Then I was locked in the hosp for 2 weeks because it was mrsa.

You need to be more precise. What port? Where is it? What's it for? Who has a port? What info do you have there is an infection?