title: Response to the letter to the editor regarding: middle ear fluid characteristics in pediatric otitis media with effusion.
authors.forename: Bruce K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: Randall
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Kelley M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Dodson
mesh_terms: D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000379:methods*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*