Ciprofloxacin has dramatic effects on the mitochondrial genome—antibiotics should be used cautiously

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 06:50 in Health & Medicine

Antibiotics have saved many lives by rescuing patients with bacterial or fungal infections, but these valuable drugs also have a dark side. As with most clinical drugs, many antibiotics can also have undesired effects on the body's metabolism, causing more or less severe symptoms.

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