title: The good and the bad of antibiotics.
abstract: Bactericidal antibiotics with diverse mechanisms of action induce generation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species in mammalian cells (Kalghatgi et al., this issue).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. nav@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Navdeep S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Chandel
authors.forename: G R Scott
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Budinger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species