Albumin Buminate is used by hospitals to treat burn victims and patients in shock. Baxter Healthcare, a Deerfield, Illinois company, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Albumin Buminate 5% after recent tests found HIV-2, a rare form of HIV, in the plasma used to make the product.

A Baxter Healthcare spokesperson said the recall is being conducted for quality and not safety issues. According to Baxter, this batch of Albumin Buminate met all FDA specifications when it was released in February 2001.

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