There are 2 reasons
1) hygiene- change of diapers , cleaning after passing stools are important and should be done maintaining sterility.
2) whenever a baby less than 1 year gets UTI we always do a USG abdomen, followed by a DMSA scan 3 months later to rule out common structural abnormalities of the urinary tract mostly PU (perurethral) valve which is seen in this age group.
Next Steps
Be sure to get a USG abdomen and DMSA scan done as mentioned above.