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Hi Patb,
Indewelling ports or central lines are always at risk of becoming infected. If your blood cultures were (-) then that means you don't have septicemia (an infection in the blood stream) which is a good thing. Your elevated WBC count is due to your body fighting infection somewhere else. My daughter had an indwelling port for intermittent antibotic infusions for I'd say almost 6 years and never experienced any complications with the port until it quit working due to a fibrin sheath forming on the tip of the catheter. Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.
Jen
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