Solomon later sent the samples to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore for a retest which confirmed the result.[3][13] This discovery became the first HIV documentation in India.[4][15] Since then, Solomon decided to dedicate her life working on HIV/AIDS research, treatment, and awareness. She has described how people shunned HIV infected persons; even her husband did not want her "to work with HIV-positive patients," most of whom at that time were homosexuals, those who self-injected drugs and sex workers.